Air Purifiers
Because no matter who we are or where we come from, we're all entitled to the basic human rights of clean air to breathe, clean water to drink, and healthy land to call home - Martin Luther King III
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Everything You Wanted to Know About Air Purifiers and Coronavirus
To answer the question of who needs an air purifier, and whether a little machine you can plug in to your wall is a golden ticket to having the whole family over this season (hint: it’s not), VICE spoke with three industrial hygienists, whose entire jobs revolve around keeping the air inside our homes, hospitals, and office buildings safe.
What do you mean by “air purifier”?
Though they’re often sold as “air purifiers,” the machines in question are more accurately called air cleaners. Richard Corsi, an industrial hygienist and dean of the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science at Portland State University, explained to VICE that air purifier falsely…
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The Plan to Stop Every Respiratory Virus at Once
The benefits of ventilation reach far beyond the coronavirus. What if we stop taking colds and flus for granted, too?
Air Filters: A Guide to Smart—and Not So Smart—Models as Covid-19 and Wildfires Drive Demand
Here are the tech specs and acronyms you need to know before buying an air-cleaning device.
Coronavirus is in the air. Here’s how to get it out
How to make indoor air safer (but not necessarily safe) during the pandemic.
Is Air a Scam?
We love air! But boiling herbs and buying more plants will not improve your indoor air quality. Find out what will.
Why You Still Want An Air Purifier Even After Vaccination
Frankly, with all that has been written and argued about masks, I’ve been shocked how little attention the media paid to air purifiers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
You don’t need fancy air filter systems to reduce Covid-19 risk
The good news is that researchers believe the coronavirus is pretty easy to trap in existing high-performance mechanical filters. Though the coronavirus itself usually measures about a tenth of a micron, virus-containing particles in the air are much bigger, mostly between 1 and 10 microns.
Does Your Kid's Classroom Need An Air Purifier? Here's How You Can Make One Yourself
This year, Hillary Creech – the parent of a 10th grader and wife to a teacher – had an unusual back-to-school shopping list. She ordered a box fan, some high-quality air filters, and a lot of duct tape. Why? To make a homemade air purifier for the local high school where her husband teaches.
Everything an Air Purifier Can and Can’t Do
Air purifiers are not complicated machines: Fundamentally, they consist of just a dense filter and a fan that draws air through it. But there’s a fair amount of confusion about what they can remove from the air—and, just as important, what they can’t.
How many house plants do you need to clean the air in a small flat?
There are lots of claims that house plants filter the air, but it turns out you need an awful lot of them to beat just opening the window,
Rick Perry Says He’s Not Anti-Mask, Just Pro–Air Filter
Oh, and he also sits on the board of a filter company.
The best $219 I ever spent: A HEPA filter for my parents
Despite their seeming ubiquity, however, it was quickly apparent that, to the uninitiated, the world of HEPA filtration devices is vast and ugly
The Tesla Of Air Purifiers: An Interview With Molekule CEO Jaya Rao
We discovered a device called Molekule that’s technically in the air purification category – but we call it our pollutant destroyer. Unlike the traditional purifiers, it uses what they’ve coined PECO technology (Photo Electrochemical Oxidation) to destroy organic pollutants like VOCs, viruses, and bacteria at the molecular level.
We should install air purifiers with HEPA filters in every classroom. It could help with COVID, bushfire smoke and asthma
In combination with other risk-reduction strategies, air purifiers could be an affordable way to reduce the risk of unmitigated COVID spread between unvaccinated students and staff, and the inevitable spread between, and within, these children’s households.
Will an Air Purifier Actually Help With Allergies?
The air in your home can be even nastier than the air outside.
You Asked: Should I Use an Air Purifier?
If your house doesn’t have a forced-air system—or if you’re looking for something for your workplace—both Sublett and Edwards recommend a portable air cleaner that has a built-in, replaceable HEPA filter. At home, keep it in your bedroom or wherever you spend the biggest chunk of your time. Also, keep it running day and night.
Everything You Wanted to Know About Air Purifiers and Coronavirus
Air purifier marketing suggests they make a meaningful difference to the risks of spreading COVID-19; here’s what the experts have to say.
It is time to clean up the air in buildings
Now a new public-health priority is becoming apparent: making indoor air cleaner.
The best air purifier to buy...
If you struggle with fall allergies -- or you just simply want to clean the air in your home -- an air purifier can help.
The best air purifiers for your home
If you’re convinced you want an air purifier but are overwhelmed by the options, you’ll be relieved to know I did the research for you.
Molekule
Molekule destroys the widest range of pollutants, including Covid-19 virus & organic chemicals, compared to traditional purifiers.
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