Air purifiers can remove unhealthy particles and toxic gasses, which helps protect us from diseases made more likely by air pollution in addition to reducing allergy and asthma triggers. When choosing an air purifier it’s very important to have one that is sized to the space it’s used, and that it’s in a spot where you’re most likely to breathe the air it cleans.
Particle pollution is a broad term that describes a complex mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets suspended in the air. Also called particulate matter (PM), this class of pollutants includes inorganic compounds, organic chemicals, metals, dust and soil particles, mold spores, pollen, and other biological materials—basically, anything that’s small and light enough to float.
It’s been clear for a while that when pollutants build up indoors, such as when cooking, they can easily make air quality hundreds of times worse than outdoors. We all learned a lot during the Covid-19 pandemic and are better equipped to avoid not just airborne pathogens but also the chemicals and other pollutants that pervade our air.
