| Air purifiers are a powerful weapon in the fight to | | | | Ultraviolet light exposure is used in many systems |
| improve the indoor air quality of your home or | | | | to kill live airborne germs and bacteria. The air |
| business. | | | | passes through a space containing the ultraviolet |
| A number of factors contribute to poor indoor air | | | | light and is exposed for a long enough period to kill |
| quality. Some are natural and some man-made. | | | | most living organisms. Ultraviolet light is nearly |
| Dust, pollen, mold, and other airborne irritants can | | | | always used in combination with a secondary |
| aggravate allergies and other sensitivities to | | | | filtration system. |
| reduce your quality of life. Soot, ash, and other | | | | Ionic air filtration systems pass the air over an |
| man-made pollutants also play a factor. | | | | ionization unit which gives an electrical charge to |
| Most modern homes and businesses utilize forced | | | | the particles. This, in turn, causes the charged |
| air heating and cooling systems which heat or cool | | | | particle to stick to a collection plate in the filtration |
| air and then distribute it around the building | | | | unit. Charged particles not captured in the |
| through a system of ducts and vents. Theses | | | | collection plates are more likely to stick to the |
| systems typically include a filter, but these filters | | | | surfaces in a room rather than float in the air. |
| only capture the largest particles and do little to | | | | Regular dusting can then remove them from the |
| combat the dust, pollen, mold and other pollutants | | | | environment. One byproduct of the ionization |
| that are already inside the indoor spaces. As a | | | | process is ozone. In sufficient quantities, ozone is |
| matter of fact, as the air is circulated it stirs-up | | | | a lung irritant. So, it is important that the ozone |
| these irritants and mixes them back into the air | | | | output of the unit does not overpower the room. |
| you are breathing. | | | | HEPA filters are a layered fabric filtering system |
| Air purifiers are the best tool for improving the | | | | capable of capturing very small particles. In a |
| quality of indoor air. They can be installed inside a | | | | HEPA air filter system the air is forced through |
| central heating and cooling system. Or, stand alone | | | | the filter using fans and the dust, pollen, mold, and |
| air purification units can be installed inside some or | | | | other pollutants air captured in the filter. The |
| all of the primary indoor spaces and treat the air | | | | filters can be expensive and the fans can be |
| of each room individually. | | | | noisy, but this is one of the most effective |
| There are three primary approaches to treating | | | | methods for improving indoor air quality. |
| indoor air and improving the overall air quality | | | | The best solutions often combine two, or all three |
| indoors. They are: | | | | of these air purification technologies. So, get an air |
| - Ultraviolet Light Exposure | | | | purifier for your home or business and breathe |
| - Ionization | | | | easier. |
| - HEPA Filtration | | | | |