To reduce hazardous pollutants inside your home, you can try a portable air purifier, also known as an air cleaner. Air purifiers are designed to clean the air in a single room, using filters or electronic air cleaners to remove particles, remove gaseous air pollutants, or kill microorganisms. Studies have shown that the fine particles known as PM2.5 – which make up most of the particles in the wildfire smoke – can be reduced by the use of portable air purifiers. The best purifiers have a HEPA filter and a large fan that can push air through a fine mesh to trap particles. Look at the air purifier’s clean-air delivery rate, or CADR.

Source: Washington Post June 08, 2023 11:50 UTC