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Ozone: Air purification systems sold today
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Air purification systems sold today:
Biozone ionizers
do not list their ozone outputs so there is no
way to compare their machines against other ozone
generators.
Elanly Ozone
is a Chinese company which ships air purifiers
direct from China. This presents a number of problems.
First of all there is no Unites States regulation
of these units. The United States Federal Trade
Commission has no regulation over a company like
this as they do over a United States based company.
Spring Air
is a company that refuses to list ozone outputs.
There is no way to rate their machines against
other ozone generators. Plain and simple, you
never know what size you are getting from them.
There is NO WAY to compare them to other ozone
generators.
Ionization
can't remove any dust from your home or kill any
bacteria. They simply move dust around your home.
Ionizers
turn walls black with soot, and increase bacteria
and mold counts wherever they are used. They fool
the user into thinking the air is cleaner when
it's really not.
One popular
consumer magazine states that: "Ionics do
little to clean the air.
They do a poor job of removing smoke, dust, and
pollen particles from the air
If you own one, try returning it for a refund.
Publications:
The
Inside Story: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality,
EPA Document Number EPA 402-K-93-007. U.S. EPA,
U.S. CPSC. April 1995.
Indoor
Air Facts No. 7.- Residential Air Cleaners,
EPA Document Number EPA 20A-4-001. U.S. EPA. February
1990.
Residential
Air Cleaning Devices: A Summary of Available Information,
EPA Document Number EPA 402-K-96-001. U.S. EPA.
February 1990.
Indoor
Air Pollution: An Introduction for Health Professionals,
EPA Document Number EPA 402-R-94-007. American
Lung Association, EPA, CPSC, American Medical
Association.
U.S. EPA's Indoor
Air Quality Information Clearinghouse (IAQ INFO),
PO Box 37133, Washington D.C. 20013-7133; by phone
(800) 438-4318.
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