Living Like Ed - (Page 50) Ed’s Green Friend: Advanced Pure Air I started a company called Real Spirit USA to bring environmental products into people’s homes to improve the quality of their lives. These Advanced Pure Air units are not just simple air filters. They are integrated, state-ofthe-art air filtration and purification systems. Instead of relying on single, limited-filtration technology, these air purifiers feature as many as nine separate air filtration and purification technologies in a single, affordable unit. These technologies include: • HEPA filters. HEPA filtration, designed by NASA, is the best way to filter out solid and liquid airborne particles, including household dust, soot, pollen, and even some biological agents, like bacteria and germs. Studies indicate that HEPA filters are 99.97 percent effective at capturing harmful airborne particles as small as 0.3 microns (i.e., 300 times smaller than the width of a single human hair). • Activated charcoal or carbon. This type of filter removes smells and chemicals, such as benzenes, that foul the air in homes. Activated charcoal is also very effective on smoke. • UV light. UV light is highly effective in helping fight biologi- • • • • cal-based diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, and mold. Photo-catalysis TiO2. This technology enhances the UV light and helps break down the DNA of bacteria, molds, and viruses. Plasma grid. This high-voltage positive and negative charge causes the grid to attract dust, so air leaving the purifier is much cleaner than air coming in. Negative ions. These are dispersed into the air, where they attach themselves to positive particles (dust), causing them to fall to the ground, where they’re picked up by the vacuum cleaner. Activated oxygen. This is extremely good at ridding the air of odors, bacteria, and mold. By combining all of these technologies in our units, we are able to provide our customers with the healthiest, cleanest, most odor-free air possible for their homes, offices, automobiles, RVs, or even their pets’ environments. —Richard Mayer Get an Air Purifier COST: $50 and up
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