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PRESS RELEASE The Essence of Indoor Air... An estimated 4 million chemical compounds now exist in our environment, most of them new in our lifetime. About 63,000 are commonly used in America, and another 1,000 or so are being synthesized every day. Some of these chemicals are healthy, some are harmless, and some are highly toxic. Government agencies like our military study air quality in confined spaces, such as submarines and airplanes. Study findings indicate that inhaling stale air and fumes from carpets, office equipment, cigarette smoke, furniture, cleaning solvents and mold, without the benefit of sufficient ventilation or filtration, can cause headaches, nausea, eye, skin and throat irritations, plus aggravate asthma and allergies. Roughly 4 to 5 million Americans already suffer from the effects of chemically induced environmental illnesses. The energy efficient, closed-in environment of today’s home or office is the perfect trap for millions of airborne contaminants. These environments include not only particulate allergens such as dust, pollen and mold spores, but also contain gas-phase contaminants (odors/fumes) from tobacco smoke, cooking, pets, office equipment, carpets, chemical cleaning solutions, building products and ammonia sources. Most homeowners love their pets, and won’t get rid of them in order to get rid of the odors. To simply stop cooking or cleaning is not a viable option, no matter how wonderful it sounds! Effective management of odors and fumes can often be done simply by upgrading the air filter in a heating and ventilating system. Activated Carbon is probably the most commonly recognized method of removing and preventing organic odor/fume buildup. This is an organic substrate derived from a number of sources such as coconut shells, wood, peach pits and coals. Just as a sponge soaks up water, Activated Carbon adsorbs odors and fumes as they come into contact. Noxious odors are pulled and held by molecular action into millions of tiny carbon pores. This means that the odor causing molecules are actually removed from the air permanently, not masked with another odor. For an air filter application, synthetic media, such as polyester, is impregnated with finely ground coatings, such as Activated Carbon, and heat set to retain those coatings even when the media is rinsed or vacuumed. In addition, Zeolite, a naturally occurring earth mineral found in certain clay soils, can be impregnated into filter media. This filter would be used to adsorb ammonia-based odors/fumes found in sick rooms, nurseries and households with pets. Since most environments include both particulate and fume allergens, the optimum combination of air filtration would be Permatron’s DustPlus®. It’s two filters in one – combining washable electrostatic media for particulate air cleaning, plus Activated Carbon or Zeolite for odor/fume control. The filter’s permanent/washable electrostatic front panel attracts and holds airborne particulates. The interchangeable back panel consists of Activated Carbon or Zeolite, which adsorbs odors/fumes. Together these two panels (contained within a 1” frame) produce a unique dual-purpose air cleaning system. The HVAC system’s fan should be kept running to recirculate contaminated air through the filter to achieve maximum effectiveness. Depending on the odor/fume environment, the interchangeable back panel can last several months. Once it has reached maximum adsorption, the panel is simply removed and replaced. Replaced by you at a profitable margin. Replacement sales that keep your customers calling you for indoor air quality solutions!
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