WHY PURIFY INDOOR AIR?
The average person breathes 3,400 gallons of air each day, according to the American Lung Association. Allergies affect 40 to 50 million Americans; asthma-related deaths doubled to over 5,400 per year in the past 10 years. Since the average person spends 90% of his or her time indoors, air quality is important for health and well-being. Yet the environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says that the level of indoor air pollution is two to five, and on occasion 100 times greater, than outside air. Exposure to indoor air pollutants has also drastically increased as buildings become tighter and more energy efficient. As a result,the EPA ranks indoor air pollution among the top five environmental risks to public health.
