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The air inside a plane gets continually recirculated and some people have such a severe allergy that even the smallest traces can causes a bad reaction.
by pattle 7y ago
The air inside a plane gets continually recirculated and some people have such a severe allergy that even the smallest traces can causes a bad reaction.
- TomK32 7y agoWouldn't a face mask help them?
- purerandomness 7y agoYou still need to breathe air, and that has to come from somewhere. Face masks are effectively preventing droplet infections, but probably wouldn't prevent traces of peanut from being inhaled.
- NikolaeVarius 7y agoEvidence of claims?
- foxyv 7y agoYes, a simple dusk filter would prevent peanut dust from being inhaled. If it gets on their skin though I don't know how someone normally reacts. May be too small to cause an issue or who knows?
- xaqfox 7y agoYou are mistaken about the recirculation. The air gets replaced fairly quickly due to how they maintain positive cabin pressure.
- NikolaeVarius 7y agoSo? Air is constantly refreshed many times per hour and any recirculated air is filtered.
- zaarn 7y agoPeanut dust isn't airborne for any significant amount of time nor does it seem to be capable of causing any reactions even at the dust levels detecting right where someone is eating a peanut: https://www.aaaai.org/ask-the-expert/peanut-air-travel https://www.aaaai.org/ask-the-expert/peanut-air-travel