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Consumer Reports Investigates Ionizing Air Cleaners: Five Models Are Not Recommended; Some Can Create Significant Levels of Potentially Harmful Indoor Ozone.

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YONKERS, N.Y. -- The May issue of Consumer Reports presents new concerns about ionizing air cleaners: among five models that did a poor job of cleaning the air, several can expose users to potentially harmful ozone levels. Months of unbiased testing and expert investigation demonstrate why the five ionizing models with poor performance, including those with relatively high ozone generation, are Not Recommended.

Ozone from ionizing air cleaners is a growing concern as sales increase. People with asthma or respiratory allergies are especially sensitive to indoor ozone, an irritant that can worsen asthma, deaden sense of smell, raise ...

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