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The world’s largest air purifier is turning Beijing’s dirty air into diamonds

As smog season starts to hit China, Studio Roosegaarde, a design team led by award-winning Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde, unveiled their pollution-fighting Smog Free Tower in Beijing last Thursday. According to the press release, at 7 meters in height, the Smog Free Tower is the largest air purifier in the world — and it’s mobile! Meaning that it can help to clean up other cities if it ever runs out of smog to eat in Beijing.Reuters reports that the tower [...]

The classroom should be installed air purifier cited hot.

As schools in Beijing and other parts of northeastern China suspend classes because of the red alert over air pollution, many parents are demanding that air purifiers should be installed for the students. With major pollution days becoming more frequent, students are staying home, often without supervision. Their parents say it would be better if their children were in the classroom, and that’s why schools need to install air purifiers. “Our school bought air filters last year. We did a little [...]

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 [...]

Whole-House Air Purifiers: Efficiency Report

Manufacturers say their newest designs of whole-house air purifiers reduce the amount of ozone that’s in the home through the use of carbon filters, which appears plausible. However, you still should be wary about claims of overall effectiveness. The push for healthier indoor-air quality by Environmental Protection Agency and the green-building movement has fueled the market for whole-house air purifiers in today’s homes. According to market-research group Freedonia, sales of portable and whole-house air purifiers are expected to rise by [...]

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 [...]

Home air purifier told you what Air Purifiers Don’t Do

So an air purifier will magically solve all of my problems? We wish it was true. Think of it this way: your allergy medication helps to relieve your symptoms by working with your body. A homeair purifier helps to relieve those same symptoms by working to prevent your body from exposure to the triggers. It’s a small but important distinction. Overall, we think that air purifiers are pretty great, but we should add a few words of caution: Not all air purifiers are [...]

Home air purifier told you what Air Purifiers Do

What exactly does an air purifier do, anyway? We’re glad you asked! After being introduced to air purifier technology you might wonder, “This is great, but what does my home air purifier actually do?” It’s a great question; understanding what air purifiers do is important for picking the right one. To Put it Simply: Air Purifiers Clean the Air Air purifiers clean your air by passing it through a filtering process that is targeted at removing one or more types of pollutants—dust, [...]

How to Buy an Air Purifier for your home

We’re glad you asked! After being introduced to air purifier technology you might wonder, “This is great, but what does my home air purifier actually do?” It’s a great question; understanding what air purifiers do is important for picking the right one. To Put it Simply: Air Purifiers Clean the Air Air purifiers clean your air by passing it through a filtering process that is targeted at removing one or more types of pollutants—dust, allergens, odors, chemicals, and so on. What the [...]

Air Purifier Buying Guide from home air purifier

The right home air purifier can make a dramatic improvement in your home’s air quality. But choosing an air purifier shouldn’t make your head spin. That’s why we’ve put together some buying guides that will start by explaining the basics, and will then lead you to the air purifier that’s right for you. How to Buy the Right Air Cleaner Even the cleanest homes can contain dust, pet dander, pollen, and fumes. If you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) or [...]