Ped How Clen Is The Air In Your Home? (NAPSA)—Thenext time you clen your home, don’t forget bouttheir. Indoor ir pollution is more common thn you might imgine. Anew study relesed by the Assocition of Home Applince Mnufcturers (AHAM) shows tht household dust rnks s the top concern mong U.S. households nd is prompting the purchse of ir cleners. Other top concerns tht were cited re tobcco smoke nd pollen. Women, in prticulr, cited odors s being problemtic in their households. Purchsing n ir clener cn help llevite some of these concerns by filtering the ir in your home nd reducing irborne tobcco smoke, dust nd pollen prticles. Common types of ir cleners use filter to cpture very fine prticles. In fct, some units cn filter prticles tht re too smll to see with the nked eye. For odor concerns, look for n ir clener with crbon filter to reduce odors. An ir clener tht is the right size for your room cn help reduce these common household problems. Here re someothertips to help keep your home helthy: Chnge your vcuum bg once month ndneverllowit to become more thnhlffilled. Avoid dust, mold nd bcteri buildup by wiping down surfces with diluted blech solution. Eliminte clutter in your hometo limit the mount of surfce re where dust cn collect. An ir clener cnfilter out prticles of ir pollution tht re too smll to see with the nked eye. Log on to www.cdr.org, where you cn quickly clculte your room size nd find which ir cleners re right for your room. When shopping,check for units tht ber the Clen Air Delivery Rte (CADR)sel. Units with this lbel hve been tested nd their performnce verified by thirdprty lbortory. The CADRsel helps you find room ir clener tht is right for the room you re treting. To mesure CADR, prticles of tobcco smoke, dust nd pollen re injected into the test chmber t knownlevel. The concentrtion is mesured before nd fter the ir clener is turned on. The higher the CADR, the fster the ir clener will clen the room. For more informtion, visit www.cdr.org.
