I don't want to prolong this any longer, but will note that Ozone can be an irritant but is not an allergen. It's questionable whether these gizmos produce enough ozone to do anything significant healthwize. I echo James point about a good air cleaner with HEPA filter.
Alan
-- In vocalist-temporary@y..., "stjames" <> wrote: -- In vocalist-temporary@y..., "stjames" <> wrote: > These ionizers produce ozone, O3. O2 is of course oxygen, so I question an > allergy to something so essential. Perhaps the cause is not to O3 but > something else that happens. O3 is unstable and likes to attach itself to > things in the air, often dust and other things we are allergic to, and then > they fall to the floor. So you still have allergens in your house and still > have to vacuum them up. Much better is a HEPA filter, which pulls the > allergens out of the air. > > James > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <agoldhammer@y...> > From: <agoldhammer@y...> > To: <vocalist-temporary@y...> > To: <vocalist-temporary@y...> > Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 9:56 AM > Subject: Re: [vocalist] Allergies > > > > I find this to be an amazing scientific fact, if true. do you know > > of any documentation demonstrating that there are people that have a > > true allergic reaction to negative ions in the air? What happens to > > them during thunderstorms? > > > > Alan > > > > --- In vocalist-temporary@y..., Anne Cronvich <> > > --- In vocalist-temporary@y..., Anne Cronvich <> wrote: > > > I had one of those Sharper Image ionizers and I turned out allergic > > to > > > it. I am a rwather stubborn case however. Apparently it is not > > unusual > > > for many people to be sensitive to the ionizer. Anne > > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >
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