Think “Allergy Season” is almost over? For millions of Americans, this dreaded season never ends. For them, the source of their itchy eyes, runny noses, and nagging coughs isn’t Mother Nature’s barrage of pollens and molds…it’s found in the air inside their homes, offices, and vehicles.
The EPA states that indoor air quality in most American homes is two to five times more toxic than the air right outside their door. In fact, according to EPA studies indoor air pollution can be up to 100 times greater than outdoor. When you consider that most Americans are indoors 90% of the time, and more than 65% of that time is spent at home…it should prompt you to wonder what is lurking in the air your family is trusting as you eat, relax, and sleep. Likewise, it’s worth pondering the hidden dangers in the air you breathe in your workplace.
As you know, dust, pet dander, pollen and odors are typically found in household air. Also present may be mold, mildew, and dust mites. Far more dangerous to your family’s health are the toxic chemical vapors emitted by carpeting, furniture, paint, cleaning agents, building materials, glues, and flame retardant treatments. These often carcinogenic and potentially deadly toxins usually aren’t discovered until long after the damage has been done. Part of the problem stems from how little fresh air is exchanged with the stale air constantly recirculated within our airtight homes. Keeping the windows shut certainly helps to keep out mold and pollen, but it also keeps in the truly nasty stuff we can't see nor smell.
By now, most folks have heard of HEPA or High-Efficiency Particulate Arresting filters. They became most well-known from their use in hospitals, medical facilities, nuclear laboratories, and micro assembly clean rooms due to their effectiveness in removing tiny particles from the air. To qualify as HEPA by government standards, an air filter must remove 99.97% of all particles greater than 0.3 micrometer from the air that passes through. Recently, engineers and researchers have created a significantly more effective technology called ULPA or Ultra-Low Penetration Air filtration. ULPA filters remove at least 99.999% of dust, pollen, mold, bacteria and any airborne particles with a size of 0.12 micrometers or larger. While you can’t discern the difference between HEPA and ULPA with the naked eye, suffice it to say that the improvement will likely be apparent in your breathing.
NIKKEN has just introduced ULPA technology in their KenkoAir Purifier Indoor Air System. According to NIKKEN, “no other air filtration system matches this level of performance.” Perhaps that is because NIKKEN incorporated other desirable features such as "clean" Negative-Ion Generation and a Particle Sensor.
The patented “clean” Negative-Ion Generation offered in the KenkoAir Purifier creates negative-ions to further filter toxins from the air while creating a physically relaxing environment like that found walking through a forest, beside a waterfall, or near the ocean. Unlike most products on the market that generate negative-ions, the KenkoAir Purifier does NOT produce ozone as a harmful byproduct. The EPA classifies ozone as a toxic gas, and California has banned air filtration units that create it.
The Particle Sensor detects ambient air pollution levels automatically and boosts performance until the threat is removed. This form of artificial intelligence was proven effective in NIKKEN’s previous model the Air Wellness Power5 which switched the fan to turbo mode each time our daughter passed by with a dirty diaper.
Learn more about the KenkoAir Purifier HERE!
Be sure to check back for upcoming posts "The Indoor Air You Breathe: Part 2...Your Workplace" and "The Indoor Air You Breathe: Part 3...While Traveling"
