| Did you know that it is possible, even likely, that | | | | microns in size. |
| the air inside your home is more polluted than it is | | | | Air purifiers that use HEPA filters are very clean |
| outside? Common indoor pollutants include animal | | | | and do not expel chemicals such as ozone during |
| dander, radon, dust and dust mites, smoke, mold | | | | their operation. Activated carbon filters also do |
| spores, bacteria and other particles. The | | | | not rely on chemical filtration. The best air purifiers |
| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) claims | | | | for allergy sufferers and asthmatics use a |
| that indoor air is up to five times more polluted on | | | | combination of HEPA and activated carbon |
| average than the air outdoors. However, the air | | | | filtration. Ozone emissions from ionic air purifiers |
| inside many homes is far worse than the | | | | can actually trigger asthma attacks and allergy |
| average, with airborne pollutants at levels twenty | | | | symptoms. |
| five to one hundred times higher than outside air. | | | | Other air purifiers that have been proven to |
| Add to this the fact that the typical American | | | | improve allergy symptoms use photocatalysis. |
| spends a whopping ninety percent of their time | | | | Photocatalysis is a process in which bacteria and |
| indoors and its no wonder that allergies are on the | | | | mold is oxidized in a natural way. For example, |
| increase. Is it possible to improve the quality of | | | | ions are generated in nature from ultraviolet |
| indoor air and reduce allergy symptoms? Yes, | | | | radiation and lightning. This process creates |
| with a good quality allergy air purifier. | | | | passive ultraviolet light rays by using passive |
| The people who are most vulnerable to indoor | | | | negative ions. In other words, these air cleaners |
| pollutants are the very young, the elderly, | | | | combine ultralight, negative ions and safe levels of |
| asthmatics and people who have cardiovascular | | | | ozone to reduce indoor particulates such as toxic |
| diseases. People who suffer from allergic rhinitis, | | | | mold, bacteria, and pollen. Furthermore, it does so |
| eczema, chemical sensitivity and other types of | | | | without the use of filters or fans. Photocatalysis |
| allergies are also likely to be affected and should | | | | air purifiers do use negative ions as a part of their |
| seriously consider using an air purifier. | | | | air cleaning process, however, the ozone |
| Airborne allergens are some of the most | | | | emissions are extremely low and have not been |
| common causes of allergic reactions. For allergy | | | | found to affect allergy sufferers. |
| sufferers and asthmatics, HEPA (high efficiency | | | | The cost of an allergy air purifier is a small price |
| particulate air filter) air purifiers can effectively | | | | to pay to remove airborne allergens from inside |
| and substantially reduce allergens in the home. | | | | your home. The resultant improvement in health |
| Genuine HEPA filters are able to filter out 99.97% | | | | well being can open new doors and increase |
| of particulates in the air which range from 0.3 | | | | opportunities across all areas of life. |