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Liar, Liar, Purifier
California bans in-home ozone air purifiers |
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28 Sep 2007 |
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| Posted at 4:20 PM on 28 Sep 2007 In-home air purifiers that emit more than a tiny amount of ozone will be banned under a new California regulation. While manufacturers of ozone air purifiers claim that their products can relieve asthma and other respiratory symptoms, thousands of studies have shown that ozone exposure can actually worsen such conditions. "There are reports of ozone being generated in someone's living room ... ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, California, green living, news, ozone, regulation (all these topics) |
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