Inhalable textile microplastic fibers impair lung repair

Re:Inhalable textile microplastic fibers impair lung repair by pajko on Friday April 22, 2022 @02:56AM (#31119023)

Yes, most of the HEPA air purifiers are trash, offered like as a "subscription service" due to the large cost and short lifespan (6 months in average) of the filters. But there are other options like Sharp KCA50EUW [0] with an advertised filter life span of up to 10 years. A more trendy and smart offering is Electrolux PA91-404DG, albeit it has a shorter filter lifespan (could not find the number now but if my memory is right then it's 2 years).

[0] https://sharphome.eu/en/sharp/airpurifierhumidifier/en-kc-a5...

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Re:Inhalable textile microplastic fibers impair lung repair by legulere on Friday April 22, 2022 @12:40PM (#31124034)

If I understand correctly the air purifier you linked to is exactly one of those ionizing air purifiers producing unintended unresearched chemicals.

HEPA purifiers aren't trash, they are simply producing trash. For me that is a lesser evil to producing potentially dangerous chemicals in my home. Just like I accept using FFP2-masks that aren't reusable in contrast to cloth masks used at the start of the pandemic. There are other places where saving trash is has less negative impact than health products.

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Re:Inhalable textile microplastic fibers impair lung repair by tmikaeld on Friday April 22, 2022 @02:59AM (#31119031)

That sharp one is something I've missed and it also does Ionization, impressive lifetime, thanks for sharing that.

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