FOREST FIRES- EXPOSURE TO SMOKE, FUMES, GASES

FOREST FIRES- EXPOSURE TO SMOKE, FUMES, GASES - Health Effects Of Smoke Exposure

Health Effects Of Smoke Exposure [air purifier, air cleaner, air scrubber, air filtration models recommended]

Immediate effects of short-term exposure to forest fire smoke include:

• Sore eyes
• Tearing of eyes
• Cough
• Runny nose

Other symptoms often experienced from smoke exposure in combination with physical exhaustion, psychological stress, and poor nutrition include:

• Cold symptoms
• Persistent cough
• Sore throat

Signs of high blood levels of carbon monoxide (CO) include:

• Headaches
• Dizziness
• Nausea
• Decreased mental function

Intermediate effects exposure to forest fire smoke (from days to weeks) include:

• Lung or airway congestion
• Persistent cough

Smoke exposure in combination with physical exhaustion, psychological stress, and poor nutrition can lead to:
Acute bronchitis

Prolonged exposure. It is very unlikely that you will ever experience this from forest fire smoke and little is known about its effects. The risks are probably the same for cigarette smoking, and include heart disease, stroke, chronic bronchitis and emphysema (COPD), and cancer.

Note: The mixture of particles, liquids, and gaseous compounds found in smoke from wild land fires is very complex, and include compounds that can irritate and even injure the tissues of your mouth, nose, throat, and lungs. During past fires in Florida, an increase in emergency department visits was seen for asthma, acute worsening of chronic bronchitis, eye irritation, chest pains, shortness of breath, and wheezing.

(MMWR, 48[04]; February 5, 1999, pages 78-79)

Allerair air purifiers air cleaners air filtration systems recommended:
| 4000 VOCARB | 5000 VOCARB | 6000 VOCARB | VOC Odor Control | I6500 Series for larger areas, hospitals, gymnasiums, etc. |

Allerair AirTube Supreme Portable

Allerair AirTube Supreme Portable

• Total weight of only 25 lbs., the AirTube offers significant power and filtration in a fully portable format.
• 10 lbs. of double impregnated activated MAC-B™ carbon to adsorb the widest range of airborne chemicals, gasses, odors and VOC’s,
• Separate medical grade HEPA filter traps up to 99.97% of airborne particles as small as 0.3 microns.
• Variable speed motor, whisper quiet option ideal for bedroom use or in spaces of up to 500 sq. feet.
• Price:
  AirTube Supreme Exec- $399.98 USD
  AirTube Supreme Vocarb- $449.98 USD
  UV Light (Ultraviolet light) option- add $100.00 USD

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State bans in-home ozone air purifiers, citing health risks

State bans in-home ozone air purifiers, citing health risks

The California Air Resources Board says the regulation, which takes effect in 2009, is the first of its kind in the nation.

(Los Angeles Times) The California Air Resources Board has banned popular in-home ozone air purifiers, saying studies have found that they can worsen conditions such as asthma that marketers claim they help to prevent. The regulation, which the board said is the first of its kind in the nation, will require testing and certification of all types of air purifiers. Any that emit more than a tiny amount of ozone will have to be pulled from the California market. An estimated 2% of the state's households have one of the so-called ozone air purifiers, according to air board staff research, and the staff estimated that more than 500,000 people had been exposed to levels of ozone above federally recognized health standards as a result. More than 2 million California residents have some sort of air purifier, and other types can be safe and effective, the air board staff said. "This is a landmark decision," said Mary Nichols, chairwoman of the Air Resources Board. "State government needed to set up [its] own standards on air purifiers because many [marketers] indeed are deceiving the public," said former Assemblywoman Fran Pavley, who sponsored a law requiring the board to rein in so-called ozone generators. "There are reports of ozone being generated in someone's living room . . . at levels equivalent to having a Stage 1 smog alert right in your own house." The new regulation, which takes effect in 2009, will exempt industrial and commercial uses of ozone generators, as long as people are not present. read more Editor's note: The California Air Resources Board has posted a partial list of air cleaners they believe emit too much ozone. View it here

RSU (Radial Scrub Unit) and RAP (Radial Air Purifier) Series

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RSU (Radial Scrub Unit) and RAP (Radial Air Purifier) Series

RSU (Radial Scrub Unit)

• Among the notable users of the Allerair RSUs are the U.S. Navy and Delta Airlines. These units are relied upon for odor and VOC removal by a broad range of industries.
• The Allerair RSUs are operating in prison armories where weapons are cleaned, chemical laboratories, and a multitude of manufacturing companies where people must work with high concentrations of VOCs such as Xylene, Toluene, Benzene, Chlorine, Cyclohexanone, MEK and MPK.
• The RSU (Radial Scrub Unit) Space SaverTM Series is cylindrical in shape and, depending on model, has a footprint of 19 inches.
• This is a ductless, re-circulating air scrubber with built-in casters so it can be easily rolled around on your floor.
• It has a 360 degree air-in draw, and is efficient in removing approximately 90% of all gas phase contaminants (VOCs) per air pass.
• It filters the air of dust and contaminant gases, then ejects the cleaned air out the top of the unit to the ceiling.
• The gentle ceiling to floor air pressure generated by the RSU creates the correct form of air movement needed to force heavier than air VOCs toward the floor to then be captured as they are drawn through the RSU carbon cartridge.
• Specifications, details of the different configurations of the RSU (Radial Scrub Unit)

RAP (Radial Air Purifier) Series

• The Radial Air Purifiers (RAPs) represent an upgrade to our RSU industrial air scrubbers.
• Designed initially for clean rooms and critical care environments, our new RAPs are now capturing gas and particle phase contaminants in a broad range of industrial, commercial, home and office applications.
• The change in design from our more industrial looking RSU Series has allowed our RAP Series to be even easier to service.
• As with our RSUs, our RAP model air scrubbers create the same room-wide airflow pattern for efficient contaminant control, and can be shipped with a range of filter options depending upon your indoor air quality control requirements.
• Specifications, details of the different configurations of the RAP (Radial Air Purifier)

Other odor control, removal, chemical fumes air filtration systems, air cleaner, air scrubber:
| RSU Odor Control | RAP Odor Control | Pig Extractor | AW/AR2000 | Nail Salon | Ceiling Mount | I-6500 series |