What is an Ionizer Air Purifier and Does it Work?

What are ionizer air purifiers and ionizers in general? This is an important question because ionizer air purifiers are all over the place. For example, I was at a friend’s apartment in the US, and I saw his tower fan air purifier had an ionizer button on it: Ionizer air …

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Air Ionizers Worse Than Diesel Exhaust

A wild study found that air supposedly “purified” with ionizers was actually worse than raw diesel exhaust. Believe it or not, the researchers found participants to inhale diesel exhaust in a laboratory. Study: Ionized Air Worse Than Raw Diesel Fuel Researchers from the University of British Columbia had participants sit …

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Schools: Don’t Use This Air Purifier for COVID-19 Protection

Since the COVID-19 outbreak, thousands of schools in the US have spent millions of dollars on air purifiers for their classrooms. And that makes sense. Re-opening schools is vital, and protecting teachers and students from COVID-19 transmission in the process is something to take seriously. But two recent reports show …

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