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Air purification systems

Many studies conducted recently indicate that often times indoor air pollution is much more concentrated and harmful than pollution outdoors. In modern times we have mastered the art of containing heat within our homes and buildings, which also means we have locked in any potential contaminants our structures have as well. With the chemicals involved in insulation, insecticides, cleaning products, glues, paints, fabrics, heating and cooling systems, and many of our home appliances, there are indeed a lot of potentially toxic agents within buildings today. It has also been demonstrated that most colds and infections people catch are acquired while indoors, not from bacteria or viruses outside. Since the majority of people?s time is spent indoors, many people have turned to the use of an air purification system.

Air purification systems work by using the chemical known as ozone to oxidize potential pollutants and kill microorganisms in the air. Though this sounds a little confusing or perhaps even dangerous to anyone not familiar with chemistry, this oxidation process is both natural and safe.

Actually the same ozone oxidation that occurs in an air purification system occurs all around us every day. There are certain levels of ozone in the air even at sea level which oxidize pollutants naturally. Oxygen itself can also oxidize certain chemicals, though it is less effective than ozone. The process of oxidation is very similar to what happens when you burn something. Essentially, when something burns it is converted from a solid into carbon dioxide and water vapor. The same conversion occurs from the oxidation by ozone, minus the heat, smoke, and ash, and ozone is much more selective about what it can ?burn?.

In a nutshell, air purification systems using ozone will not cause any harm to humans or even any pets that we may have. They will, however, destroy bacteria, viruses, and convert many toxic chemicals found inside buildings into harmless carbon dioxide and water vapor. An air purifier will also destroy a lot of common odors that plague indoor environment.

Whether you live in a house or an apartment, an air purification system is a wise investment, especially if you find yourself suffering from allergies, colds, and infections frequently. Air purifiers are especially recommended for business owners. The odors involved in a restaurant, the toxins in a paint shop, or the allergens of a pet shop can all be significantly reduced by an ozone based air purifier.

At the beginning of spring this year my daughter was having cold symptoms. She would wake up feeling miserable. Her eyes were red and tearing and her nose was running all the time. It was the end of the school year so she wanted to go to school so that she would make sure that she passed her classes. She would come home from school and report that she had not felt sick during the day, however by dinner time she was sneezing and her eyes were watering again. People that I work with told me that this sounded like allergies. One of my co-workers that has allergies said that her symptoms were especially bad this spring. This surprised me because she did not appear to have any of the visible symptoms that my daughter had. My co-worker said that her symptoms were under control through medication as well as the air purification system that we have in our office building. I have never been bothered by allergies so I had not paid to much attention when the company announced 18 months ago that they were installing an air purification system. My co-worker said that this was great relief for her. She said that there was so much relief that she had one installed in her home.

I thought that this sounded like a good way of giving my daughter some relief. I made a doctors appointment for her and also went to my co-workers home to see the size and type of air purification system that she had purchased. I was surprised to see that the air purification system stood in the corner of their living room. If I had not come over to specifically look at it, I would not have noticed it in the room. The air purification system was not very big and it was very quiet. My co-worker said that she had looked at several systems before purchasing the one she had in her home. She stated that she decided on this particular air purification system because it was so quiet and that the filters were inexpensive to change.

I picked my daughter up from school to go to the doctor’s appointment that I had made for her. When I checked in at the school office to sign her out I mentioned to the secretary where we were going. She said that she also had allergies and that the air purification system that the school had installed kept her comfortable during the day. This explained why my daughter was not as bothered with her symptoms while at school. The doctor confirmed that my daughter had allergies. I asked his opinion about the purchase of an air purification system. He stated that in conjunction with medication the air purification system would greatly reduce my daughter’s symptoms.