| evels of pollution in the air is increasing by the day. | | | | filters it uses. |
| As the emissions from vehicles and industries | | | | One of the most common air purifiers are the |
| reach an all time high, there isn’t much | | | | ionic air purifiers. Ionic air purifiers actually have |
| hope for things to be changing for the better in | | | | ionizers inside them. Basically such purifiers work |
| the recent future. This problem has been further | | | | on the principle of static electricity. When switched |
| compounded by air tight buildings we live in. built | | | | on, the plates inside the purifier gets electrically |
| to conserve energy, these places do not allow air | | | | charged which subsequently charge the dust and |
| to either leave or come inside. The result is that | | | | smoke particles. Once they are charged, they will |
| the impurities already present in the air has no | | | | cling on to the neutrally or positively charged |
| way to get out. And since no oxygen can flow in | | | | surface of the air purifier. |
| from the outside, the possibility of oxygen | | | | However there is one drawback with ionic air |
| cleaning the air is also nullified. | | | | purifiers. The heavier particles may actually fall off |
| The only solution to this problem would be air | | | | if two dissimilarly charged small particles clump |
| purifiers. Impurities in the air have been linked to | | | | together. |
| several respiration illnesses including asthma. It has | | | | The ionic air purifiers however come with a |
| also been held responsible for problems like | | | | pre-filter which actually separate the larger dust |
| sinusitis. Studies show, that breathing impure air | | | | particles from the smaller ones. So in a way the |
| can also severely affect the quality of our sleep. | | | | problem of larger particles falling off is taken care |
| What all these mean is that having an air purifier | | | | of. |
| at your place becomes imperative at the present | | | | Recently better air purifiers with more advanced |
| situation. | | | | filters have been launched. HEPA filters can purify |
| There are a whole variety of air purifiers available | | | | air to the extent of 99.7 percent. Such figures |
| in the market. As the industry grows bigger | | | | are truly amazing when compared with ionic air |
| – sales having crossed $100 million – | | | | filters. However, if someone in your family |
| the number of models on offer keeps growing. | | | | doesn’t suffer from severe respiration |
| Apart from the capacity and looks, air purifiers | | | | problems, you can well do with an ionic air filter. |
| can be differentiated on the basis of the kind of | | | | |