| The 21st Century has brought us many advances. | | | | thousands of different smells mixed together may |
| The progress industry has been through changed | | | | lead a delicate respiratory system into a serious crisis. |
| everything around it and the environment is suffering | | | | In addition to that, bacteria and viruses as well as |
| its effects. | | | | other types of microorganisms are constant threats. |
| The air is the means of transportation - and | | | | Due to these invisible creatures, people get |
| consequently, the means by which microorganisms | | | | pneumonia and tuberculosis, diseases that may lead |
| get spread, more commonly that ever before. It's | | | | to death if not treated properly. |
| pretty easy for an epidemic to get spread through | | | | How do we protect our loved ones? |
| the air and it's scary, if we take into account what | | | | Unfortunately, there aren't many things we can do in |
| happened with the Ebola virus some years ago. The | | | | order to protect our family or our environment at |
| whole world was afraid, even countries at the other | | | | work. We can't prevent pollution, allergens or |
| side of the globe were praying for the virus not to | | | | microorganisms from existing in the air that we |
| get to their territory. | | | | breathe and we cannot stop breathing either. |
| Directly opposite to what many people think, it is not | | | | The same hand that pollutes tries to clean. Industries |
| only the "outside" that offers danger to our overall | | | | have developed some air purifiers in order to |
| health. We are not safe even inside our homes. | | | | decrease the effects of the polluted air we breathe. |
| Believe it or not, a study developed by environment | | | | Air purifiers simply try to take from the air the |
| researchers found that the air inside our homes is | | | | allergens and some of the pollution. It's something we |
| dirtier than the air we breathe when we are walking | | | | can do to decrease the effects on our bodies. It is |
| in the street. | | | | certainly necessary if we have new babies at home. |
| What are we exposed to? | | | | Techniques used |
| We are exposed to a lot of danger when we | | | | There are several techniques available for people |
| breathe. Asthmatic people suffer even more than | | | | who want to create a safe - or less dangerous - |
| people who don't have any respiratory disorders. | | | | indoor environment with respect to the air. |
| Little children, especially newborn babies, and old | | | | Some air purifiers use adsorbent techniques and |
| people are the most predisposed to suffer | | | | electrostatic charges and ionizers. Some others |
| respiratory disorders due to the bad condition of the | | | | include a germicidal UV light and the emission of ions |
| air we breathe. | | | | into the air in order to react with the agents that |
| It's not that hundreds of years ago, the air was safe. | | | | may cause health problems and reduce or eliminate |
| No, it was not. Allergens have always existed. But | | | | them. However, there isn't an air purifier sold for |
| progress has brought us industries with their high | | | | homes able to create indoor conditions as clean as |
| chimneys spreading smoke, a dark and heavy smoke, | | | | those found in hospitals. |
| into the air. We have cars that also spread smoke. | | | | We cannot control what we breathe when we are in |
| These simply create high levels of pollution. | | | | the street, but we can do something to avoid such |
| Besides the pollution, we also have the allergens in | | | | side effects when we are at home. |
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| of a cigarette, the pollen from flowers and the | | | | |