| Let's start by discussing the difference between | | | | failed to clean the air properly. Furthermore, they |
| an air cleaner and an air purifier. Air cleaning is | | | | found that an ionic air purifier could actually add |
| when harmful particles are filtered from the air | | | | harmful levels of ozone to the air. High levels of |
| utilizing a filter. An air purifier goes a step further | | | | ozone are toxic and can damage the lungs and |
| and kills harmful bacteria, mold, and viruses. Ionic | | | | the respiratory system. |
| air purifiers are referred to as purifiers, they do | | | | Bearing all of this in mind, what is the best solution |
| not operate as purifiers because they do not kill | | | | to creating a healthy environment in your home? |
| harmful material. | | | | Keeping a healthy living environment in your |
| Ionic air purifiers are popular because the science | | | | home, does depend largely on where you live, and |
| behind them makes sense and because they are | | | | what the climate is like. |
| energy efficient and use very little energy. It is | | | | For example, in certain climates, a humidifier can |
| usually unnecessary to change the air filters of | | | | be a great boon. The Bionaire Warm Mist range |
| ionic air purifiers; which is a great cost saving | | | | of humidifiers do offer great benefits to those |
| benefit. One must however weigh up the | | | | with skin conditions for example. A moist |
| advantages of true air purifiers that go that extra | | | | environment will help those with dry skin for |
| mile in producing a healthy environment. | | | | example. A side benefit is that a humid |
| One downside of ionic air purifiers are that they | | | | atmosphere will also benefit some natural |
| cause particles to fall to the floor or to other | | | | materials such as leather. |
| areas of the room. Since nearly all surfaces in a | | | | As you can see from the previous discussions, |
| room are positively charged, particles falling from | | | | some serious questions have been raised about |
| the ionic air are attracted to a room's surfaces. | | | | ionic air purifiers. Bionaire have been producing air |
| This results in congregations of dirt and dust | | | | purifiers for many years and have some of the |
| around the ionic air purifier. Although removed to | | | | best on the market. Bionaire Air Purifiers use a |
| the air, these dirt particles can be quickly kicked | | | | filtering system for removing particles from the |
| up back into the atmosphere, rendering the | | | | air, which has proven to be very effective in the |
| process a little ineffective. | | | | treatment of poor air quality. |
| In 2005 research revealed that ionic air purifiers | | | | |