| Second hand smoke is defined by the United | | | | indoor air quality quickly |
| States Environmental Protection Agency as the | | | | A HEPA air purifier uses carbon cloth to remove |
| mixture of smoke that comes from the burning | | | | airborne smoke and smoke odors. Combined with |
| end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar, and smoke | | | | HEPA (High Efficiency Particle Arresting) |
| exhaled by the smoker. It is a complex mixture | | | | technology designed by the U.S. Atomic Energy |
| of over 4,000 compounds, more than 40 of | | | | Commission, the Allergy Machine removes not |
| which are known to cause cancer in humans or | | | | only smoke and smoke odor, but pollens, dust, |
| animals and many of which are strong irritants. | | | | dander, bacteria and viruses down to .3 microns! |
| Secondhand smoke and exposure is often called | | | | You will notice the difference immediately as air is |
| passive smoking and is damaging to the health of | | | | forced through the filters and back out into the |
| anyone who breathes it. Removal of second hand | | | | room, clean and fresh. |
| smoke is paramount for healthy indoor air quality. | | | | Designed to run 24 hours a day, HEPA purifiers |
| If someone in your family is a smoker, or your | | | | are quiet, effective, and require very little |
| office is not a smoke-free workplace, you body is | | | | maintenance to perform well. And if this isn't |
| being bombarded with pollutants from second | | | | enough good news-there is no assembly required. |
| hand smoke. Fireplaces and wood stoves are | | | | Simply pull it out of the box, plug it in, and |
| other sources of indoor smoke allergens as well. | | | | breathe. And remember, improving indoor air |
| But, whatever the source of the smoke, you | | | | quality has been proven to help you, your family, |
| owe it to you and your family to clean up your | | | | and your pets live a longer, healthier life. |