Home Air Purifier Blog

Ozone Air Cleaners, Purifiers, and Generators Damage Your Health

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:32:38 GMT

Ozone Air Purification does much more harm than good - in fact Ozone Air Cleaners are often efficient producers of inhalation hazards

Lead MSDS, Sources, Testing, Exposure, and Health Information

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:17:10 GMT

Did you know that Radon Gas (2nd leading cause of lung cancer) turns to Lead in your lungs or that the shoes on your feet may contain Lead - learn more in this Lead MSDS

Extensive Mercury MSDS, Shocking Video, Sources, Testing, and Health Information

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:38:56 GMT

Don't be a Mad Hatter, view my shocking video of Mercury vapor in your mouth plus Mercury MSDS, common sources, best test, air purification, and advice to limit exposure

Sources of Acetone in Your Home and How to Test and Clean Your Air of it

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:23:03 GMT

Acetone is a common indoor air pollutant found in cigarette smoke, nail polish, and many other household chemical products - get all your questions answered here

Ammonia MSDS, Sources, Public Health, Testing, and Air Cleaning

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:15:13 GMT

Anhydrous Ammonia MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) and Household Products that contain and may off-gas it, plus best way to test for and purify the air of this potential inhalation hazard

Benzene at the Gasoline Pump and In Your Home, How Else Are You Exposed?

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:54:39 GMT

From Benzene at the gas pump, to Benzene in household solvents and automotive products - here's everything you need to know to protect yourself from this Leukemia hazard

Automotive Gasoline MSDS, FAQs, Testing, Air Purification and Health Information

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:48:43 GMT

Automotive Gasoline MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet), Hazards, FAQs, Best Tesing, Air Cleaning, and Health Information

Sources of Formaldehyde Gas Abound in Your Home, Learn What to Do About It

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:56:41 GMT

Formaldehyde gas is one of the most common suspected cancer agents found in your home. Here's what you need to know to control this gaseous indoor air pollutant

Xylene Sources, Safety Tips, FAQs, Testing, and Health Information

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 07:14:34 GMT

Xylene is a common toxic solvent and volatile organic compound found indoors - from magic markers to gasoline, it is likely in your home, here is what you need to know

Highly Toxic Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Is In Your Home and Backyard

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 06:12:06 GMT

Your blood likely contains Polychlorinated Biphenyls too. Here's an extensive guide to PCBs, with answers to all the frequently and not so frequently asked questions about Polychlorinated Biphenyls.

Complete Arsenic MSDS and Toxicological Information for This Ancient Poison

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 04:54:44 GMT

Arsenic MSDS, faqs, sources, hazards, and toxicological information for Arsenic (As)

How to Test for Radon Gas Levels in Your Home, Simply and Cheaply

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 07:16:46 GMT

Learn how to test for Radon Gas in your home with the best short and long-term test kit and digital monitor

Radon, Fix It Before It Fixes You - Complete Guide to Radon Testing and Removal

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 06:19:22 GMT

Mysterious, invisible, and deadly Radon Gas is invading your home right now. Don't fall victim to the second leading cause of lung cancer!

Sharp Plasmacluster FPN60CX Air Purifier: Ozone Free, Quiet, and Powerful

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:21:59 GMT

The best ionizing air cleaner is the Sharp Plasmacluster air purifier. This Japanese breakthrough is quiet, effective, and ozone free.

Pictorial Sitemap of All Home Air Purifier Links to Expert Healthy Home Advice

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:15:45 GMT

The Home-Air-Purifier-Expert.com's Visual Sitemap of all indoor air quality and home air purifier links - from Allergy Symptoms to Xylene.

Infographics and Picture Gallery Related to Indoor Air Pollution and Toxicology

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:03:48 GMT

Extensive picture gallery illustrating many facets of indoor air pollution from Activated Carbon filters to a zone map of Radon gas

Your Lungs, Toxins to Avoid, Images, and Tips for Lung Health

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:01:06 GMT

So How Do Your Lungs Oxygenate Those 30 Trillion Red Blood Cells and What Does a Smoker's Lung Really Look Like?

Indoor Allergy Symptoms and Causes? Chemicals, Smog, Cat, or Dog?

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:29:28 GMT

Allergy Symptoms can be a mystery requiring a holistic strategy to identify sources of allergens so they can be controlled

A Sick Building Syndrome Victim Tells It Like It Is - Get the Cure Now

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:28:27 GMT

Innoculate your home, workplace, or school against Sick Building Syndrome. Learn the symptoms, sources, and cures from a twice over victim of Building-related Illness

Home Air Purifier Expert's Creative Strategies for a Healthier Home and Planet

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:26:12 GMT

From an Air Purifier to source control and ventilation, learn to create a healthy green home. Become a home-based environmentalist, and live a longer and more sustainable life.

Indoor Air Quality Test Kit Used By the Pros for Sick Building Syndrome Testing

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:05:42 GMT

Best of Breed Indoor Air Quality Test Kit for over 400 compounds now available direct from the source, no middle man mark-up

Meet the Home Air Purifier Expert At Your Service to Help Create a Healthy Home

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:43:32 GMT

The Home Air Purifier Expert's mission statement, personal qualifications, interests, and strategy for helping you create a healthy home and planet

Learn More About the Dangerous Experiment That Cost Me My Job

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:38:35 GMT

The end of my 15 year career as an Analytical Chemist began with this discovery and the avant garde experiment that followed.

Asbestos MSDS Information, FAQs, Sources, Clean-up, and Asbestos Exposure Risks

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 07:33:20 GMT

This Asbestos MSDS page contains an extensive guide to the products, sources, hazards, and tips regarding potentially deadly Asbestos fibers

Complete Asbestos Guide - Are Microscopic Needles That Kill Inside Your Home?

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:15:57 GMT

Asbestos: what it is, its health effects, where it might be within your home, and what to do about it if it is

The Best Whole House Air Purifiers for Quick & Quiet Multi-room Air Filtration

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 06:47:11 GMT

Whole House Air Purifiers can be a powerfully effective tool for helping you create a healthy home, but you must follow these tips to prevent buyers' and breathers' remorse.

Garden Household Chemicals Toxic Legacy from Superfund Sites to the Dying Bees

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 07:06:23 GMT

Confessions of a concerned Scientist and Garden Household Chemicals insider. This is the dark underbelly of the lawn and garden industry.

Household Chemicals and Creatures - Tips for Creating An Allergen Free Bedroom

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:29:00 GMT

Bedroom household chemicals, dust mites, and volatile organic gases are some of the indoor air pollutants keeping you from having an allergy proof bedroom and a good nights sleep. Here's some tips.

The Complete Household Chemical Hazard Guide, Over 101 Houshold Chemical Sources

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:37:33 GMT

The most extensive Household Chemical Encyclopedia on the web. Our complete guide will help you kick your chemical habit with cheap, safe, and effective alternatives

How to Avoid Allergies Related to Sick Building Syndrome

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 21:21:47 GMT

"Don't Just Treat Your Building Related Nasal Allergy Symptoms...Prevent Them"

A visitor to Home Air Purifier Expert.com recently contacted me about a possible link between her Nasal Allergy symptoms and her toxic home. She wrote...

"Dear Home Air Purifier Expert, my husband and I seem to be allergic to EVERYTHING since we moved into an older home last year.

But I don't know what's worse, the allergies or the side-effects from the drugs we take for them.

We've never had much trouble with allergies in previous places we've lived. But after coming across your page about Sick Building Syndrome, I suspect our current old money pit of a house may be the cause of our allergy symptoms...read more about Nasal Allergies related to Sick Building Syndrome

Contact, Search, and FAQs - Ask or Tell. Get Featured on Your Own Web Page

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:56:18 GMT

Contact Home-Air-Purifier-Expert. Ask questions, tell Sick Building Syndrome horror stories, or share Healthy Home Tips. Share your advice, question, or experience & get featured on our FAQs Files.

Bisphenol-A from Plastics is Likely Detectable in Your Blood Right Now

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:00:48 GMT

Worse yet Bisphenol-A may be disrupting your hormones and may increase the chance of prostate cancer. Here's all you need to know.

Complete Pictoral Guide to Attic Hazards: Sick Building or Healthy Home?

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:56:37 GMT

Extensive illustrated guide to Attic issues that can affect the health of you and your home - from fire to ice, gas to liquid, animals to bacteria.

The Complete Directory of Household Product Manufacturers - Who Makes What

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:45:45 GMT

Contacts for 354 household product manufacturers and the over 6,000 household products they make

Expert Allergy Relief Air Purifier Guide, Essential Buyers Tips

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:13:17 GMT

So what's the best allergy relief air purifier and how do I tell if it's really an effective air purifier for allergy relief?

Now Proven the Best Air Purifier Hepa Filter in the World

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:03:46 GMT

The first home air purifier HEPA filter to pass the most stringent hepa air filter test, EN1822 - the filtration gold standard

What's the Best of the Best Air Purifier? This Swiss Company Has the Answer

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:57:48 GMT

Finding the Best Air Purifier wasn't easy, but here is our conclusion and the data to back it up - it's hands down the best.

The Complete Guide To Automotive Household Chemicals and Products

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:43:38 GMT

Your garage is full of these automotive household chemicals and products, learn why they can be hazardous to your health!

Household Solvents Make Your Household Toxic

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:38:15 GMT

Don't under estimate household solvents, they are some of the most common yet toxic hazardous household wastes and contributors to Sick Building Syndrome

Household Product Manufacturer Trade Secrets Killing You? Learn Who Makes What

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:59:11 GMT

354 household product manufacturer contacts and the over 6,000 household products they make - learn how and why to elliminate their use

Allergy Relief Products and Air Cleaners Recommended by Home Air Purifier Expert

Fri, 16 May 2008 12:12:25 GMT

The best allergy relief products, electronic air cleaners, and purifiers for fighting allergy symptoms and reducing allergen sources

Visitor Question About Downy Fabric Softener Hazards

Tue, 06 May 2008 07:46:28 GMT

Dangers of Fabric Softener - Airing the Dirty Laundry

A visitor to Home Air Purifier Expert.com wrote: "I'm very happy to have run across your website as I was trying to find out what chemicals are in Downy fabric softener sheets and what the potential damage of these chemicals is. Our next-door neighbor does laundry EVERY day and uses Downy. The sickening sweet stench from this product suffuses our yard and patio and drives us in the house where we have to keep the doors closed. The stink is nauseating but the worst consequence is that our grand-daughter, who has multiple chemical sensitivities, cannot come over. So far our neighbors are continuing to use it daily despite our requests. It would help our argument a great deal if I could give them some evidence that the chemicals might also damage them. Thank you for any help."

Thank you for your excellant question about the possible "Dangers of Downy"! I've added a new page to Home Air Purifier Expert.com which I think you will find helpful regarding the Dangers of Fabric Softener...

Garage Household Chemicals and Products Guide - Sources, Safety, and Solutions

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 05:24:33 GMT

That garage household chemical and new car smell are clues as to the many toxic chemicals in your garage. Learn about the many sources of these toxic fumes in your garage and why they are hazardous.

Toluene Sources, Testing, Air Purification, Exposure and Health Information

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:08:50 GMT

Toluene may be in your home or workplace - Learn exactly which products contain Toluene and what the health effects may be upon exposure to it

The Best Household Hazardous Waste Resources and References

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 05:45:50 GMT

Everything you ever wanted to know about Household Hazardous Waste can be found in these pages

Non-Toxic Paint With Low VOC Emissions - What to look for and Where to get it

Sun, 08 Apr 2007 07:14:46 GMT

Here's what you need to know about low VOC non-toxic paint - extensive list of safe paint manufacturers, phone numbers, and company websites

Expert Answer About Elevated Ozone Gas and Increased Hospital Admissions

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:08:44 GMT

Can Ozone kill you? Maybe. See the evidence, learn which ionizers produce Ozone, and see why O3 isn't just an urban problem.

Mercury Spill At Pershing Square Subway Station in LA - Terrorist's Experiment or Heavy Metal Faux Pas?

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:32:03 GMT

The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating a Mercury Spill that occurred in the Pershing Square Subway Station in LA on December 22 at 10:45 p.m.

Subway video footage inside the Metropolitan Transportation Authority station shows a man spilling a vial of liquid on the subway platform. The event looked to be possibly intentional though the man also seemed startled. Other passengers were in the area waiting as the man crouched down to the platform and spilled the material. Several passengers appeared to witness the spill.

After the spill, the unidentified man then called authorities using an MTA call box and warned them that a Mercury spill had occured. The material was later confirmed as a small amount of Mercury and removed by a hazardous materials team.

Mercury, which is one of only two known metals that is in the liquid phase at room temperature, is extremely toxic, and also vaporizes readily and becomes an inhallation hazard. Mercury also may enter the body through ingestion or absorption through the skin and is known to bioaccumulate, resulting in birth defects and severe behavioral abnormalities (think "Mad Hatter").

Luckily the amount of Mercury spilled in the subway was small enough not to cause a public health danger.

So why did this guy have a vial of toxic quicksilver in a subway? Is he a Mad Scientist too, like the Home Air Purifier Expert? Or was he just a clumsy "gear head" or an absent minded professor attempting to take his work home with him? Or maybe this was a terrorist experiment to test the responce times of hazmat teams, hence the warning call to authorities after the spill.

So far they have no evidence that the Mercury spill is terrorist related or criminal in nature. However, the FBI is seeking the identity of the man in order to resolve questions about the Mercury and spill.

Anyone with information about the mysterious LA Mercury spill should contact the FBI @ (310)477-6565, the LAPD @ (877)529-3855, or the sheriff's dept. @ (888)950-7233. You can also report crime tips or obeservations online at the FBI Tips and Public Leads site.

Expert Guide to Ozone Air Purifiers - Secrets They Don't Want You to Know

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 11:35:17 GMT

Ozone air purifiers slipped through the regulatory cracks, the government can't protect you from Ozone air cleaners.

Guide to Ionic Air Purifiers - Expert Overview of Filterless and Electronic Air

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 08:25:24 GMT

What do ionic air purifiers have to do with Ozzy Osbourne, Marie Poppins, and the Mythbusters? We pull back the curtain on Electronic air purification.