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By James Louis, Fri Dec 9th
There are almost as many types of air pollution as there arepotential solutions. No matter what type of air purificationsystem you're looking for, you should know that there is not oneproduct on the market today that can solve every problem. The best approach to figuring out what type of air purificationsolution is going to be best for you, is to first understand thedifferent types of pollution. For example, these are the five major types of air pollution:
1. Odor Causing Pollution. Odor comes from many different places- food, animals, human bodies, cigarettes, cigars and pipesmoke, sports shoes, clothing and equipment, etc. Although notnecessarily dangerous, if you've ever walked into your teenageson's room after he's come back from a football game and taken adeep breath - you know it can be very unpleasant! Recommended Solution: Currently, the best solutions on themarket for this type of pollution are odor sponges, ozone andoxidation. 2. Particulate Causing Pollution. Particulates are those littlefloating things you see when the sun comes shining in throughyour windows, and include dust, dust mites, dust mite feces, petdander, skin flakes (what dust mites eat), pollen, smokeparticles and allergens. Recommended Solution: Currently the best solutions on the marketfor this type of pollution are infiltration and negative ions. 3. Microbial Causing Pollution. Microbials are microscopicbacteria, fungi, mycotoxins created by a fungus, mildew, moldspores and viruses. They can be as small as .001 microns.Microbials love to live in warm, damp places, or under yourcarpet, in your walls and in heating and air conditioning ducts. Recommended Solution: Currently the best solutions on the marketfor this type of pollution
are those that produce oxidation,which kills microbials. 4. Chemical Fumes and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC). Thistype of pollution comes from chemicals like benzene andformaldehyde, the chemical fumes that are constantly seepingfrom carpets, upholstery, furniture, draperies, householdcleaning products, beauty products such as nail polish,removers, etc. They also come from cigarette, cigar and pipesmoke, building construction, etc. Many of these chemicals havebeen identified as carcinogens. Recommended Solution: Currently the best solution on the marketfor this type of pollution are products that produce catalyticoxidation. 5. Gas Pollution: is a completely odorless,tasteless and colorless gas, and is the heaviest of all knowngasses. It is caused by the radioactive breakdown of uraniuminside the earth. When is cooled below freezing, it turnsa brilliant phosphorescent shade of yellow, which turnsorange-red as it gets colder. is also the second leadingcause of lung cancer. Smoking exacerbates the affects of radon.Radon is found all around us, in our homes, our yards and theworld around us. Recommended Solution: The best solution to this form ofpollution is to first of all test your home (a simple test isavailable at most hardware stores) and then to seal all cracksand openings in your home's foundation. If the problem meritsit, you may need to have a certified contractor install aventilation system inside your home. With this basic understanding about pollution you are now readyto make that all important decision about which system is goingto be best for you. The choice is yours! About the author:James Louis writes about things that impact our society. One ofhis pet peeves is home air pollution. To get more informationabout how you can solve your home pollution problems visit:http://www.air-purifier-info-site.com
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