Air pollution affects nearly every organ in our body, but did you know air pollution affects your mood too? Research shows direct correlations between air pollution and a bad mood. PM2.5 Air Pollution Worsens Mood Researchers at MIT studied how air pollution affects mood across 144 cities in China. Now, there’s …
Have you ever wondered about the number on your air purifier? Brands like Levoit, Xiaomi, and Philips show live air quality readings. But what do these numbers really tell us, and can we trust them? In this article, we’ll explain what that number means on your air purifier. But a …
1. Who Is the SA600 Designed For? The SA600 is designed to clean larger spaces in your home that would be too large for a typical room air purifier. These areas include living rooms, kitchens, basements, and other public areas. With this in mind, we designed the SA600 to look …
CADR tests are used to calculate how effective air purifiers are at cleaning air. People use CADR to compare the performance of different purifiers. However, performing a CADR test is not simple: it requires a particle monitor, a sealed 30m3 test lab, and tightly controlled testing conditions. Because of the complexity …
“Where should I place my air purifier?” is a common question people have when getting an air purifier. Does an air purifier’s position affect its performance? Is it best to put an air purifier next to a wall? Is it better to put it close to me? This post provides …
There has been little dispute that HEPA filters are extremely effective at removing virus and COVID-19 sized particles from the air. However, what has been less known is whether or not HEPA filters can actually reduce the transmission of COVID-19 in the real world. Now, thanks to a new CDC …
How does a $550 Dyson TP04 air purifier compare to the Sqair, which costs less than a third of its price? We put both air purifiers to the test to compare their effectiveness in reducing PM2.5 in the Smart Air India office in Delhi. The Head-to-Head Test To compare the …
Air purifiers are available in various sizes, making it challenging to determine the most suitable one for your needs. This article breaks down the three essential steps to identify the appropriate size of an air purifier and how a metric called CADR can help with this. Step 1: Measure the …
Recently I discovered thousands of people ask Google “What do air purifiers do?” and “How do air purifiers work?” each month. Ten years ago, Smart Air’s founder and University of Chicago Professor Thomas Talhelm had these questions too. In fact, these questions ultimately led Thomas to create Smart Air and …
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