Home Air Filters
The home air filters you usually buy for your HVAC system or air purifiers are most likely particle filters. Particle filters are made of fiberglass shards, which are placed in the filter in a way that is nothing but random. The randomly placed fiberglass shards halt airborne allergens in their tracks. How do they do this? Through a variety of methods that could only be useful in such a random environment.
Because of how tightly packed and plentiful the fiberglass is in an air filter, there is not much room for particles as small as 0.1 micrometers to 0.5 micrometers to travel or weave out of. While air can travel through with no problems, any dust or airborne particles will, statistically, be stopped in their tracks. This is why most quality home air filters can halt 95 to 99 percent of airborne allergens or particles.
There are three "lines of defense" that air filters are equipped with, and all three are one in the same and surprisingly effective. Because of the placement of the fiberglass the majority of particles are either just stopped within the filter, make contact with the filter and absorb it, or are slowed down by surrounding smaller particles and eventually stop within the confines of the filter. This could be considered a side effect of sheet location, after all, how would you do in a tight and confined space that is constructed like an endless maze? Probably not very well, and you have a brain. Airborne particles do not.
Particle-style filters are much more common than electrostatic home air filters, partly because of their efficiency and price. However; electrostatic filters can also be harmful to your health and often create black marks on the walls from the charged airborne particles they can produce. On the other hand, particle filters can be a breeding ground for allergens and germs if they are not cleaned or replaced regularly. That is one important fact to keep in mind.
Respiratory problems and complications are a regular part of life, but unclean air can and will only make them more frequent and more severe. Investing in a high quality filter will help keep your lungs happy and healthy, especially if you keep them regularly changed or clean depending on the style you have.
Your health is the one thing that you will always have, and impure and polluted air will deteriorate it. Home air filters produced by reputable companies with a 97 to 99 percent success rate for stopping airborne particles will help you breathe easily and live longer. There is no replacement for your health, and while there are hundreds of things you could do to make yourself healthier, filtered air in your home is one of the passive steps you can take to ensure that you are healthy for a very long time.