| Asthma is a horrible condition where periodic lung | | | | removed with some powerful air purifiers. |
| inflammation occurs leading to breath shortening, | | | | Common pathogens like E-coli, Staphylococcus, |
| chest pains and coughs. | | | | Influenza, Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Bacillus |
| One of the fastest growing allergies, currently one | | | | subtilis are able to be targeted and eliminated. Air |
| in six children develop it. Having the ability to | | | | purifiers with ultra violet capabilities are effective |
| change the way we live our lives, this potential | | | | at destroying pathogens. |
| killer should be minimized at all times. Causes of | | | | Noxious gasses such as formaldehyde, car |
| asthma can be minimized in the home | | | | exhaust fumes, cigarette fumes and the like can |
| environment. | | | | be combated by effective air purifiers in a |
| Dust, a term covering all the air-borne particles in | | | | number of ways. High speed electrons can be |
| a house, is often found at 3 million particles per | | | | used to break down odors, photocatalytic filters |
| cubic foot of air. When inhaled this dust can act to | | | | with titanium apatite can absorb polluting particles, |
| aggravate our air passages inducing allergies, one | | | | further breakdown can be promoted with yet |
| of which is well known, asthma. | | | | more deodorizing catalytic action. Specific air |
| Dust can consist of viruses, cigarette smoke, | | | | purifiers aimed at reducing this type of pollutant |
| bacteria, dust mites, dead skin flakes, talcum | | | | are Blueair and IQAir GC Multigas air purifiers with |
| powder, materials fabrics, solvents, kitchen waste, | | | | SmokeStop filters, and Austin Air Plus purifiers. |
| dry pet food or bedding, and pollen. All these | | | | Pet odors can be reduced by regularly cleaning |
| constituents range in size massively from just | | | | their bedding, toys, food bowls, clumps of fur on |
| under 0.001um, typical of many viruses, to just | | | | or around the animal. This reduces all kinds of |
| above 100um, e.g. dust mites. | | | | irritant particles, namely the air-borne dried saliva |
| Hayfever, asthma and other similar allergies are | | | | that has a large effect on allergy sufferers. HEPA |
| often aggravated in people by pollen. Pollen tends | | | | and electrostatic air purifiers work best here. |
| to be around 20-60 micron in diameter and | | | | As with all filtering machines, constant servicing is |
| therefore relatively easy to remove from the air | | | | essential, i.e. cleaning or replacing the filters and |
| column with an air purifier. Pollen, spores and | | | | other cleaning mechanisms regularly. A whole |
| mildew are routinely removed with many purifier | | | | range of air purifiers exists from the basic heavy, |
| models. HEPA and electrostatic air cleaners are | | | | loud operating mid to low effectiveness models to |
| best used to reduce these air pollutants. | | | | state of the art lightweight, quiet, multifunctional |
| Pathogens like bacteria and viruses can be | | | | and effective, prices increase correspondingly. |