Manila Bulletin

Make your place healthier

Say goodbye to stale smelling rooms

- By PAOLA NAVARETTE

The air you breathe in your home or office may be hazardous to your health—more dangerous, in fact, than the outdoor air in the most polluted of cities. A report from the World Health Organizati­on noted that most people spend up to 90 percent of their day indoors, where the air quality could be up to 10 times worse than that outdoors.

Indoor air pollution has been linked to a wide variety of adverse health effects, including headaches, eye irritation, frequent colds, sore throats, chronic cough, respirator­y problems, skin rashes, lethargy, dizziness, and memory lapses.

Long-term effects may include an increased risk of cancer. Though children, the elderly, and those with chronic ailments like asthma, allergies, and heart and lung diseases seem especially vulnerable, symptoms may also occur in otherwise normal, healthy persons.

Invisible to the naked eye, it is the ultrafine and potentiall­y harmful particles such as pollen, pet hair, allergens, and gases from cooking that can travel easily through the air that surrounds us. US-based air purificati­on systems company Air Intellipur­e offers the best possible solution to purifying the air people breathe at home and establishm­ents.

Utilizing technology developed through a United States military grant, the profession­al line of Intellipur­e air cleaning products is the only system to effectivel­y address all three pollutant categories namely micro-organisms, volatile organic compounds, and particles. It has also been proven to capture 99.99 percent of particles as small as .007 micron in size through its multi-stage filtration.

“The immediate benefits of using an Intellipur­e machine include a significan­t reduction of airborne particles in the space. In less than one hour, your environmen­t will have better air quality readings,” Air Intellipur­e founder Nick

Gitsis said. “As for long-term benefits, these include better sleep, the alleviatio­n of symptoms linked to allergies and asthma, lower risk for respirator­y infections, and a decreased risk of heart and lung diseases.”

The Intellipur­e Ultrafine 468, priced at ₧89,000, features the proprietar­y disinfecti­ng filtration system (DFS) technology, which traps and eliminates potentiall­y harmful ultrafine particles in the indoor air at 40 times the efficiency of a higheffici­ency particulat­e air filter.

Priced at ₧47,500, the Intellipur­e

Compact utilizes the same patented DFS technology used in the Intellipur­e Ultrafine 468. The simple, stylish design complement­s any bedroom or small living space decor below 500 square feet. It is ultraquiet and has been specially designed to deal with ultrafine particles and medium to high gas and odor adsorption.

Ideal for areas with strong odor problem like cigarette smoke, the Ultrafine 468 Plus, priced at ₧99,000, includes all the features of the standard unit plus a photocatal­ytic oxidation bulb that increases the efficiency in eliminatin­g harmful chemicals and volatile organic compounds.

“We spend the majority of our lives indoors—especially in the city. It’s time we made it healthier. I’m happy to be able to bring these amazing products to others who I know have been looking for the best solution to indoor air quality,” Gitsis added.

‘The immediate benefits of using an Intellipur­e machine include a significan­t reduction of airborne particles in the space. In less than one hour, your environmen­t will have better air quality readings.’

 ??  ?? BREATH OF FRESH AIR From left: Nick Gitsis, founder of Air Intellipur­e and Vinny Lobdell, co-founder of Intellipur­e and global president of Pure Wellness; and Ultrafine 468 Smoker Version
BREATH OF FRESH AIR From left: Nick Gitsis, founder of Air Intellipur­e and Vinny Lobdell, co-founder of Intellipur­e and global president of Pure Wellness; and Ultrafine 468 Smoker Version

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