News article on WTC worker health study results, 2003

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

April 3, 2002

AIR PURIFIERS AND FILTER AIR PURIFIERS AND FILTERS Ol HOME AIR AND ELECTROSTATIC AIR FILTERS, INCLUDING IONIC ROOM AIR PURIFIERS, AN HEPA FILTERS. HOME PURIFIERS REDUCE ALLERGY INDUCED HEADACHES, FATIGUE, BREATHING PROBLEMS AND SLEEP LOSS. AIR FILTERS PROVIDES RELIEF FROM ASTHMA, HAT FEVER, CHRONIC COUGH, WHEEZING, SINUS PROBLEMS AND RUNNY NOSE. AIR PURIFIERS REDUCE SICKNESS. INDOOR JPOLUTANTS COMMONLY FOUND IN INDOOR AIR, IONIZED DUST, POLLEN, AND OTHER PARTICLES FROM THE AIR ARE REMOVED (NO PARTICLES FLOATING IN SUNBEAMS’). AIR PURIFIERS TAKES PARTICLES AND GASES OUT OF THE AIR.

HEPA, HONEYWELL AND AUSTIN HELP ELIMINATES 98% OF ODORS INCLUDING THOSE FROM SMOKE, PETS COOKING, NEW PAINT, NEW CARPET, NEW FURNITURE HOUSEHOLDPRODUCTS, ETC...

WHEN PURCHASING AIR PURIFIERS, YOU SHOULD ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND THE SIZE OF THE ROOM THAT CARRIES CONCERNS. E.g. IF YOU HAVE A LARGE ROOM WITH AIR CONCERNS THEN YOU WILL NEED TO PURCHASE AN AIR PURIFIER THAT WILL PURIFY THE AREA. LENGTH, WIDTH, AND HEIGHT ARE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT WHEN PURCHASING AIR PURIFIERS.

HERE AT THE HOTLINE WE DO NOT GIVE NAMES, OR INFORMATION ON PRODUCTS. YOU ARE FREE TO GET PROFESSIONAL ASSISTACE AT YOUR OWN RISK

AS OF THE CURRENT DATE THERE ARE NO REEMBURSEMENT AVAILABLE. YOU MAY OBTAIN PRODUCTS BY SEARCHING THE INTERNET AS WELL AS USING THE YELLOW PAGES.

• THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF AIR PURIFIERS THAT CAN BE PURCHASED. • REMEMBER THAT MEASUREMENTS ARE MOST IMPORTANT. • SEEK PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION BEFORE PURCHASING. • PRICES RANGES ANYWHERE BETWEEN $700-$1500 ALTHOUGH • THERE ARE SOME INEXPENSIVE UNITS AVAILABLE • REMEMBER, DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE ROOM TO BE CLEANED, THE UNIT WILL BE MOST EFFECTIVE WITH PROPER MEASUREMENTS.

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