People are growing more and more concerned about the quality of the air they breathe; more information is coming to light about how poor air quality can negatively affect one’s health, making this issue more important than ever before. Although most of us are aware of the problems associated with smog and other industrial pollution…

The story of IQAir air purifiers, the leading supplier of consumer air purification technology since 1963, is one of a family dedicated to excellence in indoor air quality. Klaus Hammes and his brother Manfred first introduced their simple air filters to homes in Germany. This filtration system, designed to clean air from small coal ovens,…

The leadership at Austin Air Purifiers is intimately acquainted with the suffering caused by respiratory distress and asthma. After watching helplessly while family members endured treatment after treatment, and searched for help from one physician after another, the Austin Air purifier became a reality. Austin Air researchers analyzed hospital strategies for maintaining clean rooms and…

The common term HEPA is short for High Efficiency Particulate Air. HEPA filters were developed during the 1940’s during the search to create clean rooms where air could be filtered and particles kept 99.97% below 0.3 microns during the Manhattan Project. This was the project that produced the atomic bomb. When the information about HEPA…

If you’re like many people, then you probably spend the majority of your time when at home in your bedroom. It makes sense, after all, since you most likely get anywhere from six to eight hours of sleep every night. Since your daylight hours probably consist of alot of running around outside the house –…

COPD – or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – is the term that is used to denote emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Many times, those two conditions coexist, which is why the term COPD is often used. Basically, COPD is a lung disease wherein the airflow of the respiratory system is blocked or compromised. Damage to the…

Outdoor air pollution is an obvious danger because it’s hard to miss. Auto exhausts, industrial waste, city smog—everyone knows they’re a health hazard and a call for solutions is on everyone’s lips. But there’s another threat just as perilous—a hidden threat because we’re immersed in it, and therefore usually unaware of it. Of course we’re…

Allergies are defined as abnormal sensitivities to any substances that most people’s bodies consider to be harmless and can tolerate normally. What this means is that some people may experience an adverse reaction to a substance that most people tolerate with no problem. A person can be allergic to any type of substance, from food…

Some people experience acute health symptoms or discomfort after spending extended periods of time in a building. It is possible for symptoms to appear in a particular room, area of the building, or throughout the building. Without a known cause or specifically diagnosed illness, they could be suffering from Sick Building Syndrome (SBS). Studies have…

Smoke can be a major contributor to allergies and respiratory illnesses. Particles of ash in the air along with the fumes from a fire can cause serious harm to the throat and lungs. Wildfires are an unavoidable cause of these irritants. If you suffer from asthma or other allergies, being near wildfires can pose a…