More basic facts on air
Indoor air is 100 times more polluted than outdoor air.
Bad, stale air in your home can cause:
- eye, nose, throat and lung irritations
- colds and flu, sneezing and wheezing
- headaches, fatigue, asthma and allergy symptoms
- waking up with puffy eyes, a sore throat, or a stuffed up nose
What you can’t see CAN hurt you.
99% of pollutants are so small that they are invisible to the naked eye!
- Bacteria
- Asbestos
- Viruses
- Pollen
- Dust Mites
- Formaldehyde
- Germs… and more
Filter facts:
Dust contains 2% aluminum.
There are over two million dust mites in every double bed.
Ozone can kill mould.
A human hair is .75 microns thick. Bacteria is .22 microns. A virus is .01 microns. The Nutri-Tech cartridge filters down to 0.03 microns.
Scientists believe that while air pollution probably doesn’t cause asthma, other respiratory conditions or heart problems, it certainly aggravates them. And new research suggests that some of the smallest pollutants (too small to be measured until recently) may be linked to lung cancer.