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Airpura's SPEC-A Design Principle Simplified Unobstructed air flow In other systems air moves around different chambers and changes direction. Airpura simplifies air flow for quieter more efficient performance and reduces noise. Powerful Powerful, variable speed integrated fan/motor You choose the rate you clean your air from super quiet to premium power filtering with 560 CFM capacity. Effective Pressure sealed filter chamber All of the air is filtered. No particles or gases escape the filters. Other systems allow leakage and can't achieve the claimed 99.97% Hepa efficiency. Cleanest Air Combination of True HEPA and Activated Carbon with UV option Superior quality true Hepa and activated carbon with optional UV sterilization delivers truly clean air for home, office and industrial application Airpura's SPEC-A Design Principle Simplified Unobstructed air flow In other systems air moves around different chambers and changes direction. Airpura simplifies air flow for quieter more efficient performance and reduces noise. Powerful Powerful, variable speed integrated fan/motor You choose the rate you clean your air from super quiet to premium power filtering with 560 CFM capacity. Effective Pressure sealed filter chamber All of the air is filtered. No particles or gases escape the filters. Other systems allow leakage and can't achieve the claimed 99.97% Hepa efficiency. Cleanest Air Combination of True HEPA and Activated Carbon with UV option Superior quality true Hepa and activated carbon with optional UV sterilization delivers truly clean air for home, office and industrial application Air Pura High Concentration Air Purifier Asthma / Allergy Air Purifier           All Purpose Air Purifier       Tobacco Smoke Air Purifier Micro Organisms Air Purifier If you or someone in your family has allergies or asthma or other symptoms of respiratory distress an Airpura high efficiency air purifier can make a difference High Concentration of Chemicals or Odors      Asthma and Allergies       All Purpose      Tobacco     Micro-Organisms The inside story on clean air: At the heart of the cleaning process is our filter, which over the last 10 years has been consistently rated #1 in the world in any number of consumer, and commercial tests. We manufacture 3 different filters; the HealthMate filter, the HealthMate Super Blend filter and the HEPA filter. The basic scientific principals involved in all of the Austin Air filters are rooted in the use of activated carbon,  True Medical HEPA filtration media, and depending on the filter's purpose impregnated carbon.  By forcing the air through these various filtration media, our filter removes 99.97% of all air borne particulate matter larger than 0.3 microns, while eliminating over 3,000 toxic gases and odors.  No other personal air cleaner comes close to the level of performance that we have achieved with the Austin Air filter. We use an unusually large amount of filtration media in our air cleaners because we have engineered the Austin Air filter to last for up to 5 years.  We have built in a pre-filter that surrounds the 3-stage filter and this pre-filter helps to significantly extend the life of the 3-stage filter.  In order to properly maintain the effectiveness of the filter, all you have to do is periodically vacuum the outside of the machine, clearing away the larger and most visible particulate matter...we call it dust. There are several other features that we have built into all our Austin Air Cleaners.  These includes solid steel construction, a non-toxic, painted finish, a long lasting energy efficient PSC motor and the specially engineered pure air vent, which creates what we call, the clean air pocket. CLEAN AIR POCKET When you're having trouble breathing, you can't wait even fifteen minutes for the room to clear.  The Austin Clean Air Pocket is designed to deliver clean air to the breathing zone in fifteen seconds flat, unlike any other technology on the market.  So you can breathe a sigh of relief immediately.  INDOOR AIR QUALITY The air we breathe.....I A Q.  Three little letters-one huge issue.  I A Q is an acronym for a scientific term that did not exist 75 years ago.  It stands for Indoor Air Quality. Indoor Air Quality is one of the most complex health issues confronting every person living and working today. Recent research has found that the quality of air in our homes and offices is often 3 to 5 times worse than the outdoor air.  If you stop  to consider the amount of time spent indoors, you quickly realize just how big a threat to your health indoor air quality really is.   No matter what your relative state of well-being, breathing clean air is the greatest single health benefit you can afford yourself.  There is nothing more important to one's well being than the body's immune system. Clean air and the body's immune system are inextricably linked.  Breathing clean air affords your immune system the time it needs to rest and rejuvenate.  Just as you need sleep, your immune system needs to rest in order to function properly. IS POLLUTED. In these modern times, our indoor air is more polluted than the outdoor air.  And we know how increasingly dangerous that's become.  Consider how much time we spend indoors.  Please don't be fooled by where you are living; whether in the clear blue skies of a mountain range or an apartment in some office tower, the air inside your space is polluted.  Toxic substances introduced to your environment to go unseen and yet they pose the single greatest threat to your health. If you are sleeping or working in a polluted environment, your immune system never gets a change to rest up.  This causes a decrease in the efficiency or performance of your immune system.  This in turn can make life pretty miserable.  In certain cases it can even become life threatening.  The scientific evidence being generated today links air pollution to conditions you may expect: allergies, chemical sensitivities, fatigue, asthma, bronchitis and the like.   But recently the medical community has been able to clearly establish a direct link between air pollution and heart attacks. AN INVESTMENT YOU CAN REALLY LIVE WITH. We believe our best is better for you.  That's why we rely on it ourselves!  We have worked very hard to develop the world's finest personal air cleaner and we are certain that you will be both pleased and surprised with the results you experience, once you start to use it. 5-year Mechanical Warranty Your specialty air cleaner is warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal residential use for five years from the date of purchase. 5 year pro-rated filter warranty The filter has a pro-rated 5 year warranty, by far the most comprehensive in the industry. WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE...... Do you wake up in the morning feeling tired or having a raspy sensation in your throat?  Do you find yourself sneezing or coughing?  There is an "air war" going on in your bedroom and here are just some of the elements you are fighting as you sleep. Mold Spores This is a leading cause of sick building syndrome, and sick human beings.  Molds spores are one of the most underrated threats to personal well-being in the home. Tobacco Smoke Studies show that second-hand tobacco smoke has potentially fatal consequences, even for non-smokers. Pet Allergen It's not pet hair but rather a protein found in a pet's dander or saliva that poses the greatest threat to a person's well being. Dust Mites One single dust ball can contain a many as 250,000 house dust mites, every one of them provoking allergies and asthma.

“Particulate Matter” or “PM” is a term used to describe a collection of contaminants that pollute the air and pose a variety of significant risks to human health. The term particulate matter encompasses both solid particles and liquid droplets that are found floating in the air. They come in a expansive range of sizes and can come from natural sources but the greatest amount of matter is generated by man-made sources.

Some particles are large or dark enough to be seen as haze, soot or smoke. Others are so small they can only be seen by an electron microscope. They are distinguished by size and those posing the greatest threat are referred to as PM10 and PM2.5. The numbers, 10 and 2.5 refer to the particle’s size as measured in micrometers or microns.

“Fine" particles are smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter and “coarse” particles are between 2.5 and 10 microns. Particulate matter comes from sources such as windblown dust, vehicles traveling on paved and unpaved roads, as well as crushing and grinding operations. Some particles are emitted directly from their sources, such as smokestacks and engines. In other cases, gases such as sulfur oxide (SO), sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxide (NOx), and volatile organic compounds (VOC) interact with other compounds in the air to form fine particles. Their chemical and physical compositions vary depending on location, time of year, and weather conditions. For the most part, the fine particles (PM2.5) are produced by the combustion of fossil fuels such as oil, diesel fuel, gasoline, coal and wood. Busses, trucks, automobiles, airplanes, fireplaces, wood stoves, industrial processes such as metal smelting, steel production and coal powered generation are all significant sources of particulate matter.

Both fine and coarse particles can collect in the respiratory system. Adverse health effects have been linked to exposures to particulate matter over both short periods - a day or so - and longer periods - a year or more. Exposure to particulate matter results in people with existing heart or lung conditions being at an increased risk of admission to hospitals or emergency rooms or premature death. Seniors and children are also at the greatest risk.

Recent studies reveal that fine particles (PM2.5) can travel deeper into the lungs, past our primary respiratory defense mechanisms lodging in the alveoli the small air sacs in the farthest reaches of the lung.

A study by Joel Schwartz of the Harvard School of Public Health documented the fact that for every increase in the level of particle air pollution there is a measurable increase in chronic respiratory illness as well as an increase in mortality. A clear example of this is pneumonia related deaths. Pneumonia is a disease of the lower lung where fine particles – not coarse particles - come to rest. During periods of increased particulate pollution pneumonia related deaths increase.

In recent years studies have also begun to reveal a relationship between heart attacks and periods of high particulate air pollution. PM2.5 causes inflammation and blood clotting. and may contribute to heart attacks by blocking flow of blood through the heart. More recent studies have begun to show that these particles may also create electrical reactions that affect the central nervous system, which in turn may also contribute to the problem.

OZONE

Ozone (03) is a gas and is a very active form of oxygen that is produced in the atmosphere when 3 atoms of oxygen are combined. Ozone is found in two different and divergent locations - up high in the stratosphere and down low in the troposphere. Stratospheric ozone serves to shield the Earth against biologically damaging, ultraviolet radiation from the sun and is referred to as ‘good’ ozone.

Ground-level ozone or ‘bad’ ozone, is a secondary pollutant, which means it is not emitted directly into the atmosphere but is created when primary pollutants react or interact. Bad ozone is created by a photochemical reaction involving elements known as ‘ozone precursors’. Specifically hydrocarbons referred to as volatile organic compounds (VOC's) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx), chemically react in the sunlight to form ozone. Warm temperatures stimulate this reaction, which is the reason that the highest ozone levels typically occur during the warmest times of the year. Motorized vehicle exhaust, industrial emissions, incomplete combustion, gasoline vapors and chemical solvents are some of the major sources of these ozone precursors.

Ground level ozone is a major health and environmental concern and is a primary ingredient of smog, the pollution that blankets many urban areas during the summer but even rural areas are subject to increased ozone levels because the wind carries ozone and the pollutants that form it hundreds of miles away from their original sources and in turn generates air pollution over a wide area.

Ozone reacts quickly and strongly with living tissues, plant-derived fabrics, dyes, rubber and many other man-made materials. Ozone oxidizes and destroys organic matter and when inhaled it can react with the lung tissue creating acute inflammation of or damage to the lungs as well as weakening the immune system making people more susceptible to respiratory illnesses such as bronchitis or pneumonia. Of particular concern is the fact that ozone primarily injures the bronchioles, the smaller airways and the alveoli, the tiny air sacs that send oxygen into the blood stream

People’s reactions to ozone pollution vary from individual to individual. Children, the elderly, people with existing lung disease, including asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema and people who exercise outdoors a lot, are at a greater risk from high ozone levels. Ozone can irritate the nose and airways of people with allergies, especially those with asthma, and can increase the allergy symptoms. People with asthma have more asthma attacks when ozone levels are high. One study found a 28 percent increase in emergency room visits for asthma when ozone levels reach even moderate levels.

Frequent exposure to ozone pollution may cause permanent damage to the lungs. Even when ozone is present in low levels, inhaling it triggers a variety of health problems including chest pains, coughing, nausea, throat irritation, shortness of breath and congestion.