Formaldehyde seriously impacts air quality. It is a chemically based gas which can be found indoors and outdoors. The sources of these gases come from naturally occurring processes and from manufactured products. Formaldehyde exposes us to an increased risk for respiratory ailments, nausea and other health concerns. In worse-case circumstances, heavy concentrations of formaldehyde can lead to leukemia and brain cancer. Indoor contaminating sources should be removed and air cleaners should be used to clean the air. Use HealthMate Plus Purifiers to remove this risk. The Austin Air HealthMate Plus uses High Efficiency Particulate Arresting (HEPA) air filtration along with a carbon mixture cloth that is designed to remove the tiniest of air particles and the dangerous gases.

The Sources Of Formaldehyde

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It is not the mold in your home that is dangerous, it’s the spores they emit. Spores are released into the air and these tiny little invaders contaminate your air quality. In order to eliminate this threat, clean your air with air purifiers. Proper air cleaners will reduce airborne mold spores and the associated health threats that trigger allergic and asthmatic reactions. You can effectively protect your respiratory system using this “clean how to” method.

Where there is warm, damp and dark places within your home you may find mold, a microscopic fungi. Fungi like Alternaria, Penicillium, Aspergillus Chaetomium, Stachybotrys, Cladosporium, Fusarium, and Mucor can fester. They grow and release mold spores that float into the air and cause wheezing, coughing, stuffy and runny noses. These contaminations make indoor air quality bothersome for the healthy and sometimes, unbearable for the allergy-prone. This tiny intruder passes through the protective mechanisms of your respiratory system and causes a multitude of serious health concerns.

One of the most effective ways to remove spores in the air is with air purifiers containing medical grade High Efficiency Particulate Arresting (HEPA) filtering. High quality HEPA filters trap microscopic particles and rid the air of a minimum of 99.97% of pollutants as small as 0.3 microns and 95% of contamination as small as 0.1 microns.

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The flame retardants found in every day household products are good for keeping us safe from fire, but not so good for our air quality and health. These chemicals have been found to leach from ordinary household products and often, attach themselves to dust. Researchers have found a link between this contaminated dust and a reduction in female fertility. Air cleaners can reduce this health threat with high quality air purifiers. Make sure the air filtration selected is capable of removing minute air particulates.

Recent findings have identified flame retardant chemicals, known as polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDEs) are a health danger. These chemicals have been around for over 40 years in foam, fabrics, carpets, furniture, electronics and plastics. The industry which products and distribute these compounds are committed to phasing out and eliminating these contaminates from manufactured goods. They will be replaced with new fire preventing compounds. However, these chemicals will be with us as part of our environment for many years to come and will continue to negatively affect air quality.

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Looking to buy an air cleanser? If so, AFP – Air Filters and Purifiers would like to offer the consumer a buying guide on air purifiers that addresses the many aspects of this market. We will help you select from the many air purifiers and find the one system that best meets your needs. Here are seven areas you should consider to ensure air quality you need at a price you can afford.

Considerations

1. What Do You Need?

Are you an allergy sufferer, do you have asthma, live near roads or factories, have pets or are you just concerned about your general health? Some systems in the market are highly effective at removing very small particulates from the air. Some are not. Some are better at eliminating odors. And others purifiers, designed specifically for allergy and asthma suffers. Which problem are you trying to solve? Pick air cleaners that best fit what you are trying to fix. Be careful. There are cheap air purifiers that are not effective at solving any of these areas of concern. In contrast, you can find air purifiers specifically designed and refined for each of these areas. Make sure that the system you choose can remove at least 99.97% of all air particles including the very fine ones as small as .3 microns. It is these small particulates that can bypass our body’s defense system and negatively impact our health.

When searching for air purifiers, find the one that bring solutions to runny noses, sinus problems, allergies, and/or removes lung penetrating particulates. A system that is able to reduce your risk to heart disease, cancer and stroke.

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The air pollution from factory smokestacks, vehicles, cigarette smoke, and other sources have been linked by experts to diseases including lung cancer. These experts believe there is a direct link between the increased risks of lung cancer with increased exposure to fine particles found in air pollution. Most of us know that smoking cigarettes is one of the main causes of lung cancer. But less known is that breathing heavily polluted air long-term can raise the risk of lung cancer as much as breathing second-hand smoke.

In a recent study, the largest impact of air pollution causing lung cancer was with non-smokers.  Scientists observed that their study participants’ chance of death was the same as if they were “moderately” overweight when air pollution levels increased. » Continue reading “Austin Air Purifiers Can Reduce Cancer Risks”