It is a proven fact that the most effective way to improve indoor air quality is by removing the sources of pollutants and ventilate with clean air from outside. Filtration, in conjunction with ventilation, is the best way to control these indoor air pollutants. The two main ways of doing this is by using a portable air cleaner and/or changing the air filter in your furnace or HVAC unit. Portable air cleaners, also called air sanitizers or air purifiers, filter the air in one single room or small area. HVAC or central furnace filters filter air throughout your home. While HVAC filters and portable air cleaners can greatly reduce indoor air pollution, they are not able to remove all pollutants from the air you breathe.
The best way to protect your family from indoor air pollution is to understand filtration and how it works. That way you can make an education decision on what filter is best for your home. Did you know the EPA provides downloadable resources regarding home air cleaners and HVAC/furnace filters?
Guide to Air Cleaners in the Home
This guide focuses on indoor pollutants and the importance of clean air in the home. It is specifically for consumers and includes information on the difference between and how to select portable air cleaners, HVAC and furnace filters. It explains that portable air cleaners, also known as air sanitizers or air purifiers, are designed for single room filtration while central furnace and HVAC filters are designed for whole home filtration. The guide also has an extensive common questions and answers section on air cleaning and filtration.
Residential Air Cleaners - A Technical Summary
This publication comes from the EPA, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, Indoor Environments Division. Like the Guide to Air Cleaners in the Home, it also focuses on residential air cleaners, not those that are used in commercial or industrial settings. The document provides a much more in depth look at the types of indoor pollutants, the different air-cleaning technologies and devices available, metrics to compare them and their effectiveness in removing pollutants indoors. There is also study results on the effects air cleaners can have on your health.
New Guidance for Residential Air Cleaners
Written by members of the ASHRAE (The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers), this guide is mainly for professionals, but is also a resource for non-professionals who want to learn more about residential indoor air quality (IAQ). Like the publication above, it is a much more in-depth look at the effective ways to clean indoor air, what steps to take if those ways are not possible or don't work, as well as information on portable air cleaners and central HVAC systems.
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