Interior air at our house by the front door (14,000) vs. after getting filtered by @molekuleair (5,086) vs outside (41,000) vs. Levoit purifier (7,200) + scale #bayareapic.twitter.com/orahqw7777
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Directionally correct is good enough to drive mass consumption of air purifiers.
Sorry, I’m not sure I follow what you’re saying? Also what model Levoit purifier were you using?
I have 2 running in different parts of the house - LV-H132 and LV-H133. Directionally accurate for particulate counts is enough to drive consumer validation that the air is bad enough to buy an air purifier, so either brand works fine.
Thanks for clarifying and good to hear your filters are working! Stay safe!
Glad to see the air quality improve today. Hope the family is coping well.
More so, this is not so much about Temtop or Dylos measurement device quality. It’s about safety. I have a new born child which has been my primary concern as babies and elderly are more susceptible to air quality due to wild fires.
“Particulate matter is the principal pollutant of concern from wildfire smoke for the relatively short-term exposures (hours to weeks) often experienced by the public. “ https://www3.epa.gov/airnow/wildfire_may2016.pdf#page7 …
If Molekule excels at removing gases, yet the primary concern is particulate matter should your recommendation not be that a Molekule is used in tandem with a HEPA system that are more efficient at removing particulate matter from the air?
Again i ask for the safety of my child, which has been my driving force of concern and research on this topic, as I’m a new parent trying to ensure their safety.
Molekule is very good at both. My 7 month old nephew in Marin is relying on Molekule as well to be safe from smoke, so I get where the concern comes from.
And my point is that toxic gases (including formaldehyde, NOx, other VOCs & hydrocarbons) outnumber particulate 3:1 as a product of wildfire smoke. So if particulate are a concern, these are more so. And luckily, we take care of both. I linked a ref for this in another thread.
The EPA guide on wild fire smoke contradicts your claims about what should be the greater concern. It clearly states particulate matter is the larger health issue. Gases are an issue, closer proximity to fire and at lower concentrations than particulate matter. Highlighted here:pic.twitter.com/kjNRqjvls4
We will have to agree to disagree, but I share in others extreme frustration at your reluctance to even suggest a HEPA based product could assist in providing healthier environment during these times of mass air pollution.
They can be close in certain instances and diverge wildly in others is my experience. This is based on the gas mix they are exposed to. CO2 sensors are also relatively more accurate than VOC/Formaldehyde etc that I mentioned. CO2 concentrations also are often more constant.
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