Tag - Do Air Purifiers Really Work?

Debate over whether should schools use air purifiers

With the repeat occurrence of smog in China, many parents call for installation of air purifiers in classrooms. Some parents even offered to pay for the purifiers. However it is refused by school authorities. It has caused hot debate over whether air purifiers should enter schools. Experts say air purifiers on the market are mostly designed for homes or offices. It still needs evaluation to know if it is useful in classrooms. Education authorities in Shanghai said they will coordinate [...]

Does Home Air Purifiers Really Work?

Does the EPA Advocate the Use of  Home Air Purifiers? To reduce the contaminants that lower air quality in the home, the Environmental Protection Agency first and foremost recommends minimizing or eliminating the sources of the pollution and increasing ventilation in order to replace bad air with good. “[Air purifiers] may help control the levels of airborne particles including those associated with allergens.” – United States Environment Protection Agency (August 2009) However, there are limitations to how much of each of these [...]

Do Air Purifiers Work?

A really common follow up question that we get is “I get what these things do, but do air purifiers work?” The answer is an unqualified and enthusiastic “Yes”! Home air purifiers work to relieve many breathing related concerns—allergies, asthma or odors, for example—by dealing with a major source of these problems and replacing your pollutant-filled air with the pure air. Without an air purifier, your lungs are the air purifier. In fact, a well-designed and well-built air purifier can be used to [...]