| In May 2005, the respected publication "Consumer | | | | the Ionic Pro will help reduce the stink and |
| Reports" undertook an informed and impartial | | | | irritation caused by the smoker. |
| review of ionic air purifiers. They came to the | | | | Concerns of an Environmental Nature |
| conclusion that a generally healthy individual would | | | | The use of an ionic air purifier should only be by |
| really be better off without one, although they did | | | | those who will see health benefits from it and |
| comment that such air purifiers could be useful | | | | even then its use should be kept to a minimum. |
| for those suffering with serious heath issues such | | | | Using one just because you have one can |
| as asthma, acute allergies or bronchitis. | | | | endanger the earth and add to the global warming |
| Should You Buy One Anyhow? | | | | problems, not to mention the damage it will do to |
| If you have been considering the purchase of an | | | | your bronchial tract and lungs. |
| ionic air purifier just for the sake of it and you do | | | | Ionic air purifiers work by generating ozone. Yes, |
| not have any kind of severe breathing problems | | | | you have heard of this before. It's the same type |
| as mentioned earlier, then forget it - you could | | | | of ozone that caused the holes in our planet's |
| end up doing yourself some real damage. | | | | outer protective atmospheric layer and in large |
| To begin with, there really isn't anything so small in | | | | amounts it is toxic. When you have an ionic air |
| the atmosphere doing you any harm that this | | | | purifier you are exposed to seriously high |
| technology could filter out. | | | | emissions of ozone and folks have been shown to |
| It's strongly recommended by "Consumer | | | | have ozone in the lungs when using one of these. |
| Reports" and various other product reviews that | | | | To summarize, there's a lot of unsubstantiated |
| healthy people should not use one of these kinds | | | | hype when it comes down to air purifiers, |
| of purifiers. The sole exception to this was for a | | | | whatever type they are. Instead of expecting |
| non-smoker who had the misfortune of living with | | | | technology and medicine to rescue us from the |
| a person who smokes. The only real cure for this | | | | problems we encounter, we really should be |
| is to either convince the smoker to give up | | | | focusing on putting an end to global warming and |
| tobacco or move out of the house but until the | | | | not having to rely on electronic gadgets to allow |
| time that either of these occurs, an air purifier like | | | | us to breathe clean air deep into our lungs. |