EN ISO 16890:2016 Standard

Industrial Filter Specifications

EN ISO 16890:2016 Standard. Air Filters used in General Ventilation.

Classification according to efficiency based on particulate matter (PM)
 
Group nameRequirementsClass declaration value
ePM1,minePM2,5,minePM10
ISO Coarse<50%Initial gravimetric retention
ISO ePM10≥50%ePM10
ISO ePM2,5

50%

ePM2,5
ISO ePM1≥50%ePM1

 

Filter classes are declared as class declaration values together with the group name. To declare the ePM classes, the class declaration values are rounded down to the nearest multiple of 5% of the points. Values above 95% are declared as “> 95%”.