Tag Archives: air filtration

Air Purifiers Reduce the Health Risks
Car exhaust and factory smoke can make you sick. These pollutants enter the air and often, become a component of smog. Smog worsens when ethanol-based gasoline is consumed by automobiles. When burned, ethanol exhaust produces volatile organic compound (VOC) gases including formaldehyde. More ethanol use means more pollution! These toxins and factory-emitted air contaminations are not good for our environment and now have been linked to illnesses including Pneumonia. Invest in an air purifier to reduce health risks with quality home air filtration. The best air purifiers are built with activated carbon blends and medical[...]

Build a Healthy Environment with Air Purifiers
With winter upon us, our windows and doors will be closed and our heating units will keep us warm. With everything closed, the air quality of our home worsens. The particles and gases build up and cannot be released into the outside air, making indoor air many times worse than outdoor air. This accumulation, at the very least, can cause irritation to our bodies and may be harmful to our health.
Create a healthy environment with air purifiers. High quality air cleaners will ensure clean, safe air.
Recommendation
SEHN's science director, Ted Schettler, M.D., M.P.H., is an[...]

Harmful Without Air Filtration
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are carbon-based organic compounds that emit harmful chemical gases. These gases are all around us when there is no air filtration. Nail polish, household cleaners, paints, varnishes, furniture and rugs all release chemical vapors. They can make you feel run-down and tired. You can get cold or flu-like symptoms from these gases. Some of these VOCs can even cause cancer. Those of us that are most susceptible are people with pre-existing conditions, the elderly, and the young. Weakened by these gases, our health risks increase for asthma and other illness.
The following is a[...]

Is one air purifier the same as all the other air purifiers? Do air cleaners use the same technologies as air purifiers? What is an air filtration system?
There is confusion in the market. It is often difficult, if not impossible to understand the similarities and differences for a machine intended to improve air quality.
Air purifiers, air cleaners, and air filtration systems are all names for machines used to improve air quality by filtering out airborne particles and contaminating gases. They are all virtually synonymous. All these machines should be able to remove airborne particles as small as .3 microns 99.97[...]

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are emitted as gases from certain solids or liquids. VOCs include a variety of chemicals with some exposing us to short-term problems and others long-term serious health risks. Concentrations of VOCs are consistently higher indoors than outdoors. VOCs are emitted by a wide array of household products numbering in the thousands. It is important to our health that actions are taken to remove the sources of the VOCs where possible, clean regularly to remove dust contamination and use air filtration to keep the air quality of our home healthy.
Where Do VOCs Come From?
Organic chemicals are extensively[...]