| Paint is a relatively easy and inexpensive way to | | | | immune system that is in some way |
| give a room or home a quick makeover. But | | | | compromised. |
| what do you risk health wise by inhaling paint | | | | There are paints available now that contain low |
| fumes and how can you eliminate them? | | | | and even no volatile organic chemicals. They are |
| What you risk depends on the paint that was | | | | more expensive, but certainly worth the extra |
| used. Oil paint or any paint that contains volatile | | | | money for the health advantages they provide. |
| organic chemicals has elements in it that | | | | But if you've moved into an apartment or newly |
| evaporate easily into the air. Examples are | | | | constructed home, you may not have control |
| solvents, thinners that maintain an even | | | | over the paint that was used, and unless you act, |
| consistency, and drying agents that help the paint | | | | you and your family may in fact be forced to |
| dry faster. These are often the ingredients that | | | | just live in this unhealthy environment. |
| off gas and can make paint fumes so harmful. | | | | A high efficiency particle arresting (abbreviated as |
| You may first notice a headache, watery or | | | | HEPA) air purifier that has a filter that specifically |
| burning eyes or nose, dry throat, light | | | | targets and removes these fumes can clear the |
| headedness, dizziness, or nausea. This is your | | | | air and make the air quality in your home healthy |
| body's way of saying get me out of here and | | | | again. How does it do this? It is designed to run |
| away from these paint fumes! Generally these | | | | 24 hours a day to continuously removing these |
| symptoms will disappear if you are only exposed | | | | paint fumes from your air as soon as they off |
| to the fumes for a very short time. But often | | | | gas. |
| paint will off gas fumes for weeks, forcing you | | | | By opting for a HEPA air purifier you also get the |
| and all who live in the newly painted space to | | | | added advantage of a cleaner that can remove |
| continue to inhale these fumes over a long period | | | | other household particulates that may have |
| of time. | | | | resulted from new construction or a home |
| Young children are particularly vulnerable to these | | | | makeover. This filter by definition is designed to |
| fumes because their respiration is comparatively | | | | remove normal household pollutants such as |
| fast, and their bodies are smaller which means | | | | household dust, dust mites, mold and mildew |
| their bodies are subjected to much more of the | | | | spores, pollen, pet dander, bacteria and viruses all |
| paint fumes than a healthy adult. Pregnant | | | | as small as .3 microns. |
| mothers also risk harm to the developing fetus, | | | | The best of these air cleaners contain 4 filters |
| and continued exposure can interfere with normal | | | | built into one easy-to-change canister, each with a |
| growth and development. Older adults are also | | | | different purpose making it a powerful yet |
| more at risk many times because of pre-existing | | | | compact and very efficient solution to removing |
| conditions such as heart problems, respiratory | | | | paint fumes from your air. |
| conditions such as asthma or bronchitis, and/or an | | | | |