| What do you think? Do air purifiers remove | | | | particularly expensive. |
| cooking odors from your home or work space? | | | | Many activated carbon air purifiers are combined |
| And what about cigarette, cigar and pet odors? | | | | with HEPA technology, which is 99.9% effective |
| These are all good air purifier questions, but | | | | at eliminating airborne allergens down to 0.3 |
| there's no simple answer. Removing cooking and | | | | microns in size. Three tenths of a micron is pretty |
| other unpleasant odors depends upon the type of | | | | small, since there are over 600 microns in the |
| air purifier you buy, how powerful it is and even | | | | period at the end of this sentence. |
| where you place it. | | | | Ozone air purifiers also remove odors effective, |
| To begin with, when asked, "Do air purifiers | | | | but are not very good at removing allergens. |
| remove cooking odors?" I have to respond that | | | | However, ozone generator air purifiers are very |
| an air purifier in the upstairs bedroom, no matter | | | | controversial. Many experts believe ozone |
| what kind or how effective, will do little to | | | | generators are harmful to human health. The |
| remove the odor of fish frying on your stove in | | | | State of California, for example, issued a warning |
| the downstairs kitchen. | | | | that "People should avoid using indoor air cleaning |
| Basically, there are about half a dozen different | | | | devices that produce ozone." |
| types of air purifiers and they come in various | | | | This is because ozone is the primary chemical |
| sizes and shapes. The two main types of air | | | | found in smog and long term exposure to it can |
| purifier systems are mechanical purifiers such as | | | | cause eye, throat and nose irritation, as well as |
| high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters and | | | | permanent lung damage. |
| electrostatic filtration systems like an ionic purifier. | | | | Most ozone generator marketers say there's no |
| They each have their own advantages and | | | | need to worry, because you don't have to run |
| disadvantages and some are more effective than | | | | the device all day and can put it on a low setting. |
| others at removing odors. | | | | But that still doesn't eliminate the problem. It's like |
| Activated carbon filters and ozone generator air | | | | someone telling you, even though cigarette |
| purifiers are the most effective systems available | | | | smoke is bad for your health, if you only take a |
| for removing cooking odors. However, neither is | | | | few puffs a day, you'll be okay. |
| particularly effective at reducing airborne allergens. | | | | So, back to the original question, "Do air purifiers |
| Activated carbon is simply charcoal that's been | | | | remove cooking odors?" When you take |
| treated with oxygen. | | | | everything into consideration, a HEPA air purifier |
| The process opens up million of small pores | | | | system combined with an activated charcoal filter |
| between the air purifier carbon atoms, greatly | | | | is your best bet. With this type of air purifier |
| increasing the surface area of the filter pad. The | | | | system, you can effectively remove offensive |
| air purifier filter then works like a sponge to | | | | cooking, tobacco and pet odors, plus reduce |
| remove odors and soak up harmful gases. A | | | | airborne allergens. |
| charcoal air filter does need to be changed on a | | | | And you can do it all without any risk to your |
| regular basis, but, for the most part, they're not | | | | health - only benefits. |