<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear all: <br></div><div><br></div><div>We will remodel a building that will harbour all our collections at the Galapagos Islands thanks to generous donations of donors. This building will have central AC control, and our architect is asking what level of air filtration (using the MERV rating) is the most recommended for collections. I am unaware of special air filtering conditions for collections, so I would think that anything in the MERV range 8-13 would be just fine. I would be very interested in knowing your experiences while choosing MERV rating filters for AC systems in collections. <br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/what-merv-rating" id="m_-4529518978336556665LPlnk" target="_blank">https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/what-merv-rating</a></div><div><br></div><div>Very best, <br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div> <br></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt">C. Miguel Pinto<br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt">Chief Curator | <em>Coordinador de Colecciones </em></span><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="ES-EC" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Charles Darwin Foundation | <i>Fundación Charles Darwin</i><br>Puerto Ayora, Islas Galápagos, Ecuador</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Tel.<span> </span><span class="gmail-Object" id="gmail-OBJ_PREFIX_DWT127_com_zimbra_phone" style="color:rgb(0,90,149);text-decoration:none"><a href="callto:+593 5 2 526 146" style="color:rgb(0,90,149);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">+593 5 2 526 146</a></span><span> </span>ext 318<br>Cel. & </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Whatsapp.<span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span> </span><span class="gmail-Object" id="gmail-OBJ_PREFIX_DWT128_com_zimbra_phone" style="color:rgb(0,90,149);text-decoration:none"><a href="callto:+593 967 87 15 57" style="color:rgb(0,90,149);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">+593 995 12 92 3</a>8</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,153)"><b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-Object" id="gmail-OBJ_PREFIX_DWT130_com_zimbra_url" style="color:rgb(0,90,149);text-decoration:none"><span class="gmail-Object" id="gmail-OBJ_PREFIX_DWT772_com_zimbra_url"><span class="gmail-Object" role="link" id="gmail-OBJ_PREFIX_DWT69_com_zimbra_url"><a href="https://www.darwinfoundation.org/en/get-involved/give?form=CHFGF" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(51,51,153);text-decoration:none">Donate Today</a></span></span></span> - <span class="gmail-Object" id="gmail-OBJ_PREFIX_DWT131_com_zimbra_url" style="color:rgb(0,90,149);text-decoration:none"><span class="gmail-Object" id="gmail-OBJ_PREFIX_DWT773_com_zimbra_url"><span class="gmail-Object" role="link" id="gmail-OBJ_PREFIX_DWT70_com_zimbra_url"><a href="https://www.darwinfoundation.org/en/subscribe" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(51,51,153);text-decoration:none">Subscribe to our Newsletter</a></span></span></span></span></b></span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(51,51,153)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,153)"><span class="gmail-Object" id="gmail-OBJ_PREFIX_DWT132_com_zimbra_url" style="color:rgb(0,90,149);text-decoration:none"><span class="gmail-Object" id="gmail-OBJ_PREFIX_DWT774_com_zimbra_url"><span class="gmail-Object" role="link" id="gmail-OBJ_PREFIX_DWT71_com_zimbra_url"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/darwinfound" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(51,51,153);text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">X </span></a></span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">| </span><span class="gmail-Object" id="gmail-OBJ_PREFIX_DWT133_com_zimbra_url" style="color:rgb(0,90,149);text-decoration:none"><span class="gmail-Object" id="gmail-OBJ_PREFIX_DWT775_com_zimbra_url"><span class="gmail-Object" role="link" id="gmail-OBJ_PREFIX_DWT72_com_zimbra_url"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/charles-darwin-foundation?originalSubdomain=ec" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(51,51,153);text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Linkedin</span></a></span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> | </spa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 mission of the Charles Darwin Foundation and its Research Station is to
 tackle the greatest threats and challenges to Galapagos through 
scientific research and conservation action, in order to safeguard one 
of the world’s most important natural treasures.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="ES" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;background:rgb(253,252,251)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif"><em><span lang="ES" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;background:rgb(253,252,251)">La
 misión de la Fundación Charles Darwin y su Estación Científica es 
abordar las mayores amenazas y desafíos para Galápagos a través de la 
investigación científica y acciones de conservación con el fin de 
proteger uno de los tesoros naturales más importantes del mundo.</span></em></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span lang="ES" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><br></span></span></p></div></div></div></div>