The Air In Your Home May Be Reaching Your Bloodstream
20 days ago
- Small particles are a whole-body issue, not just a lung issue. As Larry puts it, the smallest particles “go through your lung, your lung blood barrier into your bloodstream,” so indoor air becomes a systemic exposure rather than a purely respiratory one. He also notes the sources are climbing: combustion and engine exhaust, wildfire smoke, and new molds and mildews showing up in cities as the climate shifts.
- Your HVAC filter was designed to protect the blower motor, not you. Larry’s line stays with you: “The better the filter on your HVAC, the worse your HVAC operates.” A denser filter chokes airflow, and even a true HEPA filter loses ground as it loads, with real-world performance the company says can drop below 50 percent unless it is changed roughly every three months.
- How a room air cleaner captures particles matters as much as whether it does. Rather than forcing air through fabric, Agentis uses an electrostatic approach: a screen, ionizing wires that charge the particles, and collecting plates that draw them in. According to the company’s stated specs, that design holds its rated performance for a full year on a cartridge that runs about $100, stays quiet at 53 dB on high, and covers up to 1,500 square feet.
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