Most air cleaning devices have not been tested on people − and little is known about their potential harms, new study finds
- Written by Amiran Baduashvili, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Some portable air cleaners generate chemicals such as ozone, formaldehyde and hydroxyl radicals to kill microbes.ArtistGNDphotography/E+ via Getty ImagesPortable air cleaners aimed at curbing indoor spread of infections are rarely tested for how well they protect people – and very few studies evaluate their potentially harmful effects....