Top Quality Air Purifiers and Healthy Home Solutions that You Can Trust

We often think about things like Alzheimer’s and dementia as unavoidable consequences of aging – where people win or lose a sort of mental lottery, as they get older and their cognitive processes become less targeted or efficient.

But scientists are getting new information that shows ever more direct links between environmental contaminants like air pollution, and these sorts of neurocognitive diseases. That might be surprising to many of us, but it’s becoming clearer as the science evolves.

A Harvard Magazine piece by Jonathan Shaw this past February cites an event at the T.H. Chan School of Public Health, where scientist Francesca Dominici, along with others, discussed the impact of PM2.5 on human health.

What is PM2.5?

PM2.5 is a scientific term for small particles (measuring 2.5 microns in diameter) that can be hazardous for our health.  

What we are finding, Dominici said, is that long-term exposure to this sort of fine particulate matter increases the incidence of hospitalization for Alzheimer’s disease.

She noted that it also affects prognosis and mortality. Elsewhere, researchers also found specific consequences for students, teachers and office workers, vis a vis various contaminants in indoor air where people work or study. (Dry erase markers were one example).

Impact on Communities

That’s part of the big picture when it comes to all of the ways that airborne particles are impacting our health. The trend toward acknowledging these items as pathogens, scientists say, is so evident that Spanish language communities are employing various methods of public awareness to let people know that air quality is important.

The standard has been set at 9 microns per meter of air, but there’s no safe level for air pollution - researchers also found that people lower on the socioeconomic scale may be exposed in more dangerous ways.

One example given is the mining of cryptocurrency. That’s an energy-intensive process that may involve a lot of emissions.

“(The) buildings that house these energy-intensive operations tend to be located in lower socioeconomic status and underrepresented minority neighborhoods, where there is less knowledge and pressure from citizens and local governments,” writes Shaw, citing the input of the expert panel.

Now, you might think that the science around air pollution and Alzheimer’s represents a simple cause-and-effect theory.

The Direct Cause

But scientists explain that there’s more to it than that – they’ve found, they explain, that in addition to PM2.5 moving in air into the lungs and bloodstream, some of it goes directly to the brain through the sinuses, and we have a more direct impact on cardiovascular systems there.

All of that provides additional evidence on the effect of poor air quality on human health.

One way that we can respond is with activities that hold polluters accountable, and embracing higher standards for outdoor air in our communities.

You can also use masks to filter contaminants out of the air that you breathe.

Inside your home, you also have the option to add air monitors and air purifier machines. Check out various models with modern HEPA filtration and activated carbon that can scrub a lot of these unwanted items from your indoor air. US Air Purifiers LLC can help you to get the right purchase, with warranty info and more, to be confident about what you’re using to make your home’s air safer.

One of our favorite TV people is going on record to endorse one of the best brands of air purifiers for the home and business.

A press release this week shows that Howie Mandel is helping to promote AirPura air cleaning systems, including floor-standing models that will scrub and improve the indoor air inside your home.

What’s behind this? Mandel reveals that he’s a bit of a germophobe. In fact, he has a diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder, some of which centers on the fear of germs and contaminants.

"In between smog, pollen and those questionable odors, it was like a stand-up comedy routine for my sinuses,” he told reporters. “These purifiers have made a real difference for me, and I'm excited to help spread the word about the importance of protecting ourselves from the things we can't see."

According to the announcement, Mandel will be helping AirPura to create content and provide people with interactive opportunities around the company and its products.

This will be part of the “Breathe Easy, Laugh More” campaign that will be using a lot of traditional media, and some new digital media, too, in order to showcase Mandel’s endorsement.

The AirPura company was founded in 2004, and for the last 20 years, they’ve been bringing us high-quality, high-tech air purifier machines. At US Air Purifiers LLC, we’ve been working with this company since 2011. With excellent HEPA filtration, activated carbon, and UV light, these appliances can remove a lot of contaminants, including:

·        Wildfire smoke

·        Tobacco smoke

·        Mold

·        Pet dander

·        Bacteria

·        Virus particles

Some of the best AirPura machines allow you to really get a livable and breathable result inside your home.

There’s the AirPura P700, with its 18-watt UV germicidal lamp and ability to fight pathogens such as virus particles, and its HEPA filter coated in Ti02.

The AirPura V700 has an activated carbon filter for handling various chemicals as well as odors in the home.

On the AirPura H700, a powerful HEPA filter captures over 99% of particles down to .3 microns, which makes it great for allergy suffers and those with asthma or other respiratory conditions. The H700 also has UV light.

Keep an eye out for more on AirPura’s campaign with Howie Mandel, and see how you can get involved. And if you were looking to follow suit – getting peace of mind about the quality of your indoor air – we can help. We’ve been working with AirPura for over a decade. US Air Purifiers LLC™ will help you to get the solutions that you need for each room or part of your home. We’ll make sure you have the right warranty information and long-term maintenance plan to get the most out of your purchases. We have the track record of assisting customers in this and everything else that they need when purchasing air monitors and air purifier machines. Let us be part of your solution for better indoor air quality.

For those who want to keep an eye on what’s happening around the country in terms of wildfires, climate, and air pollution, there’s an interesting resource from AirNow.com, where the federal EPA maintains maps and other tools for showing air quality across the country.

Users can locate a variety of national maps, including current air quality, and fire and smoke maps.

They can access smoke advisories, and look at information by state.

The EPA and partners describe the site this way:

“AirNow is your one-stop source for air quality data. Our website and app highlights air quality in your local area first, while still providing air quality information at state, national, and world views. AirNow’s interactive map even lets you zoom out to get the big picture or drill down to see data for a single air quality monitor. AirNow’s Fire and Smoke map, a collaborative project with the US Forest Service, uses a variety of products including low-cost sensors to provide detailed, up-to-date information that can be critical to users experiencing smoke events.”

On the site, readers can also see what’s coming out of U.S. embassies, with resources that the U.S. department of state provided through the website.

There’s also a range of educational resources and activity guides for schools.

For example, teachers can point students to resources like this one from the Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory which states:

“The Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory has a mission to discover the key processes in each component of the Earth's climate system and the interactions among them; represent this understanding in models and thereby provide a basis for prediction of climate; and apply this understanding and these models to scientific problems of societal relevance.”

All of this is intended to help citizens to plan for reactions to the air quality that they see around them.

National Indicators

Unfortunately, what a lot of people see on this site is that many American cities have dangerously high air pollution levels.

You can see color coded indicators, showing the amount of air pollution in a given city, and plan accordingly, or you can check out the detailed maps that show fire and smoke pinpoints across the country.

Why are wildfires having so much of an impact? The answer has to do with PM 2.5 which consists of small particles caused by wildfire combustion or other sources.

The small particles can get embedded in the lungs and cause problems like lung cancer or COPD.

Children and pregnant mothers are at higher risk; so are those with compromised immune systems or respiratory conditions, but everyone is vulnerable to this kind of air pollution.

We’ve written about some of the things going on at a federal level to help lower pollution at the point of source.

But people also want to put protections in place in their homes or business spaces, to improve the quality of their indoor air.

Inevitably, some of these outdoor environmental hazards will come into the indoor air in a building. But there are also other contaminants that are potentially harmful, such as formaldehyde and different kinds of VOCs or volatile organic compounds. These can be caused by the off-gassing of consumer products, furniture or flooring, for example.

So get access to modern air purifier machines, to help cycle your indoor air and clean it, making your home more safe and livable.

The first step is to use air monitors to see the levels inside of your home.

Modern air monitors can show you, at a glance, what’s in your air, so that you can make those important decisions about mitigation. 

Then you can put in place the system that you need to scrub your air, cleaning it with HEPA filters and activated carbon and more.

US Air Purifiers LLC™ will help: we have a great track record of helping customers to get what they need for improving indoor air in their homes and businesses. Let us help you to get the most out of your purchase!

One of the biggest sources of air pollution is traditional fossil fuel combustion, which is powering so many of our vehicles, and so much of our electricity grid.

We have big challenges, and lots of experts are working on the best way to approach better climate science.

Exxon/Mobile has just come out with a plan for 2050 net-zero implementation, centered on a detailed emission reduction roadmap.

Spokespersons state that the company started these plans in 2022, and are updating them continuously.

Focusing on four components – technology, scale, integration, and functional excellence, the company is looking to bring what it calls ‘industrial-scale solutions’ to the forefront.

The plan also stresses strategic priorities, leading performance, essential partner advantage, innovative solutions, and meaningful development.

In describing this initiative, Exxon covers its operations in the third world, in places like Papua New Guinea and Ghana.

We have evolved our operating model, enabling efficiencies that better leverage the scale of an increasingly integrated company,” wrote one Exxon spokesperson. “At the same time, we have centralized many of the skills and capabilities required by our business, allowing us to improve allocation of critical resources; drive continuous improvement, including detection and measurement of emissions; and grow value. This serves us well in a variety of future scenarios, irrespective of the pace of the energy transition.”

In terms of decreasing emissions, writers point out specific improvements: for one thing, Exxon has eliminated high bleed pneumatic devices, and established something called the center for operations in methane emissions tracking or COMET.

There’s a lot more detail in the report - It presents a picture of a business dedicated to pivoting in ways that will accommodate the climate work that has to happen, and along with it, the improvement of our air and water.

However, some criticize the company for tricky wording when it comes to climate change and related science: A Times story from May 2021 goes over some of the elements of the company’s tactical messaging including a focus on consumer responsibility.

“A new analysis from researchers at Harvard University released Thursday found that the company’s public-facing messaging on climate change since the mid-2000s consistently emphasizes ‘consumers,’ ‘energy demand’ and individual ‘needs’ as the cause of climate change, as well as the avenue for potentially addressing it,” writes Justin Worland. “Outwardly focusing on consumers’ personal responsibility is one part of the company’s nuanced messaging to deflect the blame for climate change without denying the science behind it, the researchers say.”

It may be hard to regulate air quality by regulating fossil fuel combustion or greenhouse gas emissions.

However, families and households can act to protect themselves from the harmful effects of air pollution indoors.

Indoor air pollution is a significant problem, too. Different factors lead to poor air quality within a home.

One of the best ways to deal with this problem is by using air monitors to figure out contaminant levels, and then use air purifier machines to scrub the indoor air of things like mold, dust mites, pet dander, etc.

It’s also good to be on the lookout for different types of potentially harmful chemicals. Formaldehyde and VOCs can be hazardous, and when they get stuck in indoor air, scrubbing them out can be beneficial. 

If you’re looking for the best air purifiers for your home, we can help – US Air Purifiers LLC™ has the experience and the track record of helping customers to find the right fit for their air cleaning strategies. Look for models with high-quality HEPA filters and carbon activation that you can use to improve your family’s health in your home.

People have been asking for the Airpura air purifier brand in a smaller and more affordable model. The new Airpura 400 series puts the power of home cleaning that the brand is known for into a purifier that is rated for 1000 square feet at 2 ACH, and retails for just under $600.

It’s good to have this option if you’re dealing with a number of small spaces, instead of trying to install a whole house system. You may have some important obstacles that carve your interior into manageable portions, and want to outfit each one with a powerful air cleaner for localized operation.

Larger models cover up to 2500 square feet or more, but that may be more than you need for any of the smaller spaces common in most homes and buildings.

What Does the Airpura 400 Filter?

The Airpura 400 machine is good at removing chemicals and particulate matter from indoor spaces.

This machine can help reduce mold spores and pollen. It can help with pet dander, too. It will scrub various harsh chemicals from your indoor air, and eliminate different types of odors that come from indoor air pollution.

This is great news for allergy and asthma sufferers and those with a variety of respiratory conditions. But it also adds to your quality of life in the home.

What Does the Airpura 400 Use?

These models have a standard medical grade HEPA filter that removes particulates down to .3 microns in size. There’s also the option of a super HEPA that filters out particles down to .1 microns at 99.99%.

In addition to the filter, the Airpura 400 series also has a pre-filter piece with its own maintenance needs. In addition, it has activated carbon (8 pounds of activated carbon, to be exact) that will work to remove certain kinds of microbes.

At 18 pounds and 15.5 inches high by 12 inches wide, this is a very light and portable machine.

The Airpura 400  draws a maximum of 69 watts, and it’s a low noise model, just 52 decibels on high.

Maybe you need a quieter machine for a nursery or an office environment. This is helpful for those kinds of uses, too.

As for airflow, this model moves 50 cubic feet of air per minute on the lowest setting. On high, you get 283 cubic feet per minute, for a lot of cleansing power. This is particularly effective if you have contaminants that are contained in a particular area, or low to the ground, for example, with new flooring installation.

More Powerful Air Purifiers with the Airpura V400

For those who really have severe sensitivity to contaminants, the Airpura V400 model brings additional power with a better type of carbon. 

There’s also more dwell time that helps the machine pull more chemicals from the air.

It’s still a quiet and easy to maintain model, but has a bit more power for more intensive cleaning.

Recommending the Airpura 400

We’re excited about having these models available for the many customers who want a smaller and less expensive purchase!

It’s not just the cost – there’s the logistics of bringing a machine into a space, and managing it while it cleans. Size and weight can be big issues for a lot of customers, especially those with mobility challenges or certain kinds of health conditions.

Get the cleaning power to enhance your indoor air with these powerful small appliances. Ask US Air Purifiers LLC™ for help with choosing the machine that’s right for you. We carry many brands and different technologies that will customize your plan to your needs.