{"id":5296,"date":"2007-10-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.dev\/?p=5296"},"modified":"2007-10-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-10-10T00:00:00","slug":"ozone-air-purifier-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.achooallergy.com\/blog\/ozone-air-purifier-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"California Bans Ozone Air Purifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"

LATimes.com<\/a> reports that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has banned popular in-home ozone air purifiers because studies show that these air purifiers can worsen respiratory conditions like asthma, which marketers claim they help to prevent.<\/p>\n

The ban takes effect in 2009, and it's the first of its kind in the nation. Anyone caught selling the devices after a two-year phase-in period could be subject to fines starting at $1,000 a day.<\/p>\n

CARB estimates that more than 500,000 California residents have been exposed to levels of ozone above federally recognized health standards because of air purifiers that emit ozone<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While marketers like Allen Johnston of EcoQuest air purifiers claim, ‘Ozone is both safe and effective,’ University of California inhalation toxicologist Michael Kleinman sets the record straight: ‘Ozone is a toxic contaminant, and does cause significant adverse health impacts.’<\/p>\n

We've been telling our customers the same thing for years. If you want to clean the air in your home, select a safe, effective HEPA air purifier<\/a>, especially if you have a respiratory condition like asthma or allergies.<\/p>\n

Safe HEPA Air Purifiers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LATimes.com reports that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has banned popular in-home ozone air purifiers because studies show that these air purifiers can worsen respiratory conditions like asthma, which marketers claim they help to prevent. The ban takes effect… <\/p>\n