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Mike Selvon asked:




Air purification units have become important appliances to homeowners who are interested in having the healthiest indoor environment possible. In the category of air purifiers, there are five primary types of cleaners you will find available on the market.

These are: HEPA air purifiers, ionic air cleaners, carbon-filter air cleaners, ozone purifiers and UV (or ultraviolet) light purifiers.

HEPA's ones are the most common type and are well suited for trapping allergens. The designation HEPA, is defined as a filter that is able to contain particles as small as 0.3 microns and will catch at least 99.97% of pollutants as small as that.

HEPA purification systems are commonly seen in hospital settings. They have filters which must be replaced regularly, normally about twice per year, although some filters can go several years between replacements.

Their brands are not effective for the removal of cigarette smoke, fumes, gases or odors, and for this reason sometimes a carbon filter is also combined in their purifiers.

Ionic air purification devices can remove the smallest of particles from the air and are effective even in large enclosed spaces. Ionic purifiers are also known as electronic air cleaners.

These electronic purifiers charge the air with a blast of positive energy which also charges the particles positively. The particles then get drawn into the device, attracted by the negatively charged collection plates. This process allows for a virtually silent operation, as a fan is not required.

Ionic air cleaners are also well suited to remove particulates in the air, but they use no filters. Instead, the charged particles adhere to the collection blades, which can then be easily wiped down to clean them of the captured contaminates.

Activated carbon purifiers are most effective for removing odors, smoke, gases and chemical residue from the air. These brand of filters have tiny pores that are able to absorb and chemically react with the pollutants as they are carried through the filter.

This process causes the contaminants to bond with the carbon in this chemical reaction, trapping them and eliminating them from the atmosphere. Because carbon room air purifiers can't trap allergens and bacteria, they are commonly combined with the HEPA's brand.

An ozone air purifier is able to eliminate odors, smoke and gases, but does not trap the particulates and allergens in the air. Ozone purifiers are capable of eliminating deep, problematic odors, such as pet urine from carpeting, and the ozone can destroy mold and kill bacteria.

Ozone is somewhat controversial for home use and some experts recommend that those with asthma should use caution around ozone. Some of them on the market combine the ozone purification with the ionic air purification. The combination of these two methods results in a high-tech way to eliminate odors, smoke, gases and also airborne particulate matter.

Ultraviolet light air purifier systems are able to destroy bacteria, but they are not capable of removing allergens, fumes, smoke or odors form the air.

UV air purifier units treat the air with an ultraviolet light as it moves through the purifier, killing germs, viruses and bacteria as soon as they are exposed to the UV light.

This purification method is also often combined with HEPA filters in the same unit to trap the particulate material in the air as well.

The ionic air purifying units might be the most heard about nowadays, but the best one for you and your family will be dependent on the specifics of your home environment and family concerns.

So far, no single purification approach can solve all the air quality needs for a home. Choose the machine that best addresses the areas that are troublesome to your family and take time to research your different options.

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Scott Nichols asked:




Feeling nauseous? Do you have less energy than you used to, but can’t seem to find the reason why? The truth is, quite often our homes can be our worst enemies -- and we don’t even know it! Dirt, dust, pet dander, carpet fibers -- ever wonder where they go when you’re not vacuuming? Unfortunately, it’s doing much more than you probably think: it’s polluting your air. These impurities infiltrate the air circulating in your home, and if continually breathed in over time, they can cause serious health complications for yourself and your family. As alarming as that sounds, there is good news: Ionic Pro Air Purifiers can help make your home a clean and healthy breathing environment!

As the latest technology in air purification, the change in air quality when you install an Ionic Pro Air Purifier will be so drastic that you’ll feel a noticeable difference in your energy, health and even your overall sense of well-being! If you’re skeptical, consider this: airborne impurities are tasteless, odorless and invisible to the naked eye. Like a slow poison, air impurities can seep into your circulatory system and cause serious medical problems. Due to its high-powered purification technology, within a month of having an Ionic Pro Air Purifier installed, you will notice a difference.

Unlike other air purifiers, the Ionic Pro Air Purifier uses ion particle technology to remove impurities from your air. While other purifiers use filters that require regular replacement, an ionic purifier avoids the potential danger of forgetting to change your filter or becoming clogged, which may put your family at risk. Instead, the Ionic Pro Air Purifier’s advanced technology projects pure negative-ion particles into the air, weighing down the impurities and drawing them away from yourself and your family.

Never Change Another Filter Again!

The scientific purification method of the Ionic Pro Air Purifier makes it a perfect choice for busy families. When you’re on the go, changing your air filter is probably the last thing on your mind. But if you forget, you run the risk of exposing your family to potential health problems, and in effect, increased medical expenses. An unchanged filter will not collect the impurities and will leave pollution to linger in your home. Not only will an Ionic Pro Air Purifier help you to avoid these potentially damaging issues, but it will help you and your family to live a happier, healthier life of clean air!

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Tommy Bland asked:




We are not breathing the same clean air as our ancestors did hundreds, thousands of years ago. There is a lot more air pollution in our environment today and this is due in part to the many factories that have sprung across countries. These factories release residue from the chemicals they use into the air, causing people to have breathing problems in the form of colds, flu and allergies. There is no way to not breathe the polluted air in our environment but we can do something to help protect ourselves from the pollution to some extent and that is to get an ionic air cleaner.

Ionic air cleaners can be very helpful in solving most of the health problems we are facing today. These units clean the air and remove pollutants so we don't breathe them in. You have a lot of choices when it comes to this style of cleaner. The things you need to think about are how much you want to spend, what style of air cleaner you need, what capacity you need and what type of environment it will be used in. There are many types of cleaners but the ionic air cleaners are the best. They clean the air by changing the charge of the pollutants in the air so they fall out of the air and we don't breathe them in. You will be breathing clean air if you use one of these models.

You may want to check with your doctor before using an ionic air cleaner because of the possibility of ozone production. Ozone can be dangerous if it is not monitored carefully and the levels are not kept at a safe rate. There are things you can do to keep your family safe when you are using an ionic device, including the following:

1. Avoid continuously operating the air cleaner. If you feel that the levels of ozone are getting too high, you should act quickly and you should always follow the safety guidelines in the operating manual.

2. Maintain your ionic air cleaner as recommended. Some people think that if they buy a unit and then start using it, they don't have to do anything else. You should have a set schedule for maintaining your cleaner so you and your family stay safe and your unit will have a long life.

3. Do not use aerosols when using an ionic air cleaner. You should not spray any chemicals including perfumes, air fresheners and insecticides when your cleaner is running.

You should definitely look into buying an ionic air cleaner if you are concerned about the quality of air in your home. However, there really is not one type of air cleaner that will have you breathing perfectly clean air in your home. Everyone's home is different and everyone has different needs so those need to be taken into consideration. The ionic air cleaner your neighbors love may not be right for you. It's best that you do your research and make certain you get an air cleaner that is right for you and your family.

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M. Scott Smith asked:




Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), once widely regarded with skepticism, is a growing health concern for many Americans. The October 2006 issue of National Geographic magazine features an in-depth article about the chemical pollution within our bodies and the increasing prevalence of MCS.

Most of the problematic chemicals did not exist until after World War II, when petrochemicals (petroleum-based chemicals) were synthesized. Many pesticides, synthetic fragrances, cleaning products, and detergents are made from toxic petrochemicals. These chemicals can be found all around us, especially inside the tightly sealed walls of homes, offices, and automobiles.

Formaldehyde and other toxic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) enter the air from carpet, plastic, insulation, adhesives, and other building materials. Other dangerous chemicals include: pesticides in bug sprays, lawn chemicals, and household cleaners; nitrogen dioxide in unvented gas stoves or heaters and carbon monoxide gas appliances; solvents from household cleaners, paint strippers, and gasoline; dyes from clothing and other materials; and latex from paints, gloves, and caulking. These chemicals may cause sore throats, headaches, digestive problems, nervous system problems, respiratory problems, various allergic reactions, and even cancer in some cases.

The right air purifier will remove these dangerous chemicals from the air in your home; however, the wrong air purifier will only make the air quality worse. If you suffer from MCS, you should avoid ozone generators and ionic air cleaners. Not only do these machines generate ozone, which is a powerful lung irritant, but the ozone can combine with ordinary household fumes to create formaldehyde, carbonyls, and other reactive, unstable, and carcinogenic compounds.

"You start with a biologically innocent compound, and you expose it to ozone, and you get a carcinogen," explains Professor William Nazaroff of the University of California, Berkeley. "There's a lot of downside risk from reactive chemistry, as our investigations have begun to explore."

Not all air purifiers emit dangerous chemicals. Founded by a man whose wife developed MCS, AllerAir Industries specializes in correcting the problem of airborne chemical pollution. AllerAir air purifiers contain pounds of activated carbon to adsorb chemicals.

The AllerAir MCS Series Air Purifiers include special features to handle even the smallest traces of chemical vapors. Additionally, they are manufactured with inert materials to ensure that the air purifier itself does not off-gas VOCs or other harmful chemicals. Even the pre-filter is made with unbleached, pesticide-free 100% cotton!

AllerAir has perfected the art of creating special carbon blends to address different chemical pollution problems. The AllerAir 5000 DS Air Purifier adsorbs tobacco smoke, tar, fine ash, and other airborne particulates; its specially blended carbon traps up to 400 toxic chemicals found in tobacco smoke. AllerAir VOCARB air purifiers specialize in the removal of VOCs and other gases and chemicals, while the AllerAir 6000 D Air Purifier and the AllerAir 6000 DX Air Purifier contain 28 and 36 pounds of activated carbon, respectively, for heavy-duty chemical, gas, and odor removal.

Other effective, unique air cleaners for unique chemical pollution problems include the GC and GCX series air purifers by IQAir. The IQAir GC AM air purifier specializes in absorbing ammonia, a chemical found in many cleaning products which can cause difficulty breathing. The IQAir GC Chemisorber air purifier rids the air of many dangerous chemicals including hydrogen sulfite, nitric acid, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, and formaldehyde. You may not even know that these chemicals are present in the air, but after prolonged exposure, they can cause respiratory disorders and other illnesses. The IQAir GC Multigas air purifier specializes in the removal of chemical fumes and tobacco smoke. Tobacco smoke is one of the most harmful and longest-lingering types of smoke, and it's no surprise that many people are allergic to it. The IQAir GC VOC air purifier specializes in the removal of VOCs.

Constructed of solid steel (so the housing will never off-gas chemicals), Austin Air Healthmate Superblend Air Purifiers contain strategically placed impregnated carbon/zeolite filters for removal of VOCs, formaldehyde, ammonia, other chemical fumes, and odors. Blueair air purifiers with a SmokeStop Filter also use actived carbon to trap smoke, odors, and chemicals.

Many people experience reactions to VOCs and other chemical fumes inside automobiles (especially new automobiles). The Amaircare Roomaid Portable HEPA Air Purifier with an optional auto adapter kit filters out allergens such as dust, smoke, pollen, animal dander, and mold, as well as VOCs, auto exhaust, and other noxious fumes and odors. The compact, portable Blueair AirPod air purifier also provides clean air on-the-go.

Unfortunately, if you have chemical sensitivities, you can't always carry an air purifier with you, even if it is small and portable. But you can always carry a mask with you, and most people with extreme chemical sensitivities do just that. During her bout with MCS, Dr. Gloria Gilbere always carried an I Can Breathe mask. Dr. Gilbere says, "I use and recommend I Can Breathe masks because I found they are the least reactive for highly sensitive individuals as well as because of the protection of a disposable filter and the light weight. So many masks I tried were so thick and heavy that I felt like I was suffocating. Fortunately, I don't have to wear one anymore, but I don't leave home without one in my car, briefcase or handbag."

Our modern world is becoming increasingly toxic, and in order to live long, healthy lives, we must start paying closer attention to the pollutants that we inhale everyday. As David Ewing Duncan writes in the National Geographic article, "Thanks to modern chemistry, eggs don't stick to the pan, underarms are fresh all day, SUVs hit 60 in six seconds. But such convenience has a price: Chemicals that suffuse modern life - from well-known toxins to newer compounds with unknown effects - are building up in our bodies and sometimes staying there for years."

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J Rodgers asked:




For far too long the air purifier industry has sold products without fully disclosing those products' real capabilities. I'm sorry to say, there are many air cleaners that are not worth buying. This is due to failure in the single most important quality measurement, total air purifier efficiency.

Consider an illustration. A small town depends upon a levee to hold back a rain-swollen river. What if the levee is not tall enough? What if it does not extend far enough? What if it has a breach somewhere? In any of these cases the town is not protected and any confidence they have is misplaced.

Many have been led to put confidence in this or that air cleaner. Is that confidence well placed? Or are there inadequacies that the marketing didn't reveal?

Let's consider the air purifier efficiency of some of the most popular types of air cleaners.

Air Purifier Efficiency in Ionic Air Cleaners

Late night infomercials have made ionic air cleaners seemingly indispensable. How miraculously they clear the smoke from a sealed chamber! Everyone just has to have one. But what are you really getting?

Ionic air purifier efficiency is affected by several factors. The intensity of the electrostatic charge, the speed of the airflow passing by the collection plates, the degree of soiling already on the plates all play a role.

The fact is that even the best electrostatic precipitators under the best of circumstances are only about 80% efficient. On any given pass, only 80% of the particles in the air are removed. This can quickly degrade due to plate loading. Studies have shown that in as few as three days ionic air purifier efficiency can degrade to only 20%.

This means almost daily maintenance cleaning to ensure top performance. Given the inadequacy of even top performance, I would recommend that you simply install a high efficiency HVAC filter. A MERV 13 Filtrete filter can easily do as much air cleaning and allergen removal as many ionic air cleaners. Plus you get the added benefit of much less cost and only changing them once every three months.

Air Purifier Efficiency in Ozone Generators

This one is considered only because they are so prevalent not because they have any merit. Scientific evidence indicates that home ozone generators are all but zero percent capable of cleaning the air.

Ozone does not attack and neutralize pollutants as claimed. As long ago as the 1930's studies showed that ozone didn't reduce particle concentrations in air or eliminate chemicals and odors.

The claim that highly reactive ozone reacts with pollutants can be said to be accurate. That it fully decomposes pollutants is a lie. The truth is these reactions more times than not result in additional pollutants as the partially decomposed byproducts remain in the air. Ozone also reacts with everything else in the room; construction materials, furnishings, textiles, etc. resulting in even more pollutants, not less.

Add to this the fact that ozone is itself a pollutant, aggravating respiratory problems and inflaming lung tissues, you could say that air purifier efficiency in ozone generators is less than zero.

Air Purifier Efficiency in HEPA Air Cleaners

The gold standard of air purification is HEPA filter efficiency. You will see HEPA air cleaners proudly marketed with that 99.97% efficient at 0.3 micron rating. This is at once true and misleading.

That efficiency rating is for the HEPA filter material itself, not the air purifier that uses it. In some HEPA based air cleaners as much as 40% to 50% of air entering the cleaner may actually bypass the filter. Reasons range from poor sealing of the filter in the housing, cracks in the filter media and even deliberate design to reduce backpressure on an inferior motor.

It is agreed that HEPA filter air cleaners do provide the best overall air purification. However, it is absolutely essential to understand that the term HEPA should not equate to immediate trust of the purifier using it. You must examine any air purifier you are considering with a more critical eye.

Certain air purifier manufacturers have built their reputation on supplying only the highest quality air purifiers. My personal favorites are IQAir, Allerair, BlueAir and Austin Air.

Of all air purifier manufacturers, IQAir has especially set itself apart. IQAir will provide you with certification of their air purifier efficiency as a complete system. This means you can know exactly how clean the air is that exits the air purifier. I hope that one day consumer pressure or regulation results in all manufacturers doing the same. Only then can any of us be certain we are getting what we are paying for.

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