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Difference in Air Cleaners

Small Air Cleaners

Very small air cleaners are simply not effective in eliminating pollen and dust. They also are not made to clean fine particulate matter or gaseous materials.

Electronic Air Cleaners and Ion & Ozone Generators

According to the EPA (www.epa.gov/aiq/pubs/ventilat.html), electronic air cleaners and ion generators use an electronic charge to remove airborne particles. These devices may also produce ozone, which is a lung irritant. They have specifically said that ozone generators are ineffective and a potential health hazard (www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/ozonegen.html).

EPA (Mechanical) Air Filters

High-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters are used in industrial and medical clean rooms, and are increasingly used in residential air cleaners. 
These filters are only “true” HEPA if they remove at least 99.97% of all particles larger than 0.3 microns. If the filter you are looking at calls itself “HEPA-type”, it may not be true HEPA. Always ask if you’re not sure.

Some air cleaners remove gaseous pollutants along with particles if they have some other special material in addition to HEPA-type filters. Often this is accomplished with activated carbon.

One of the best brands of air cleaners is IQ Air, which is the top rated air cleaner according to Test (Stiftung Warentest), the prestigious German government funded testing agency. In fact, in their comparison of 10 air cleaners, IQ Air was found to remove airborne dust particles twice as quickly as the next best device. IQ Air is very good at removing fine particulate matter from the air, which can be especially helpful to allergy or asthma sufferers. The IQ Air HealthPro and HealthPro Plus models will achieve at least 99.5% efficiency on particles of 0.16 micron and smaller.
 

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