Donate air purifier to classroom?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Which district? All APS homeroom Classrooms have them already

And they aren’t in the cafeteria where the kids will be unmasked!

[Anonymous]

Don’t they leak ozone, which causes cancer?

Please don’t put that in my kid’s classroom! My kid wears a face shield at lunch for added protection. Try that instead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Which district? All APS homeroom Classrooms have them already

And they aren’t in the cafeteria where the kids will be unmasked!

At our elementary school they announced that all kids will be eating outside

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Don’t they leak ozone, which causes cancer?

Please don’t put that in my kid’s classroom! My kid wears a face shield at lunch for added protection. Try that instead.

From the blueair website:

Blueair takes this matter seriously and ensures that our air purifiers are safe and do not add ozone to the room.

All Blueair air purifiers conform to international and local ozone emission requirements in EU/CE, US/EPA & ARB, China/GB.

Does my air purifier reduce ozone in my indoor air?
Yes! All Blueair air purifiers have been tested for their ability to reduce ozone concentrations in indoor air. The results confirm that all Blueair air purifiers reduce ozone concentrations, especially when used with a filter containing activated carbon. Ozone reducing capabilities have been tested by the SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden since 2016. The Blueair Classic 600 series models with activated carbon filters reduce ozone in indoor air by 95%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Don’t they leak ozone, which causes cancer?

Please don’t put that in my kid’s classroom! My kid wears a face shield at lunch for added protection. Try that instead.

From the blueair website:

Blueair takes this matter seriously and ensures that our air purifiers are safe and do not add ozone to the room.

All Blueair air purifiers conform to international and local ozone emission requirements in EU/CE, US/EPA & ARB, China/GB.

Does my air purifier reduce ozone in my indoor air?
Yes! All Blueair air purifiers have been tested for their ability to reduce ozone concentrations in indoor air. The results confirm that all Blueair air purifiers reduce ozone concentrations, especially when used with a filter containing activated carbon. Ozone reducing capabilities have been tested by the SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden since 2016. The Blueair Classic 600 series models with activated carbon filters reduce ozone in indoor air by 95%.

Wait, you mean the manufacturer's website might present the most favorable information about its product? Shocked! Try looking at other websites that show that the Blue Air 211 releases ions into the air. There is an August 2021 report by the Illinois Institute of Technology Lab, an independent testing outift.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:⬆️I’m a new to kindergarten mom so not sure what is allowed.

You either have to send your school and accept a certain amount of risk/unknown or not send your kid to school. The pandemic has dialed everyone's regular back-to-school anxiety up to 11 and within two weeks all of the teachers and principals are going to be wondering why they ever thought going back to in person school was a good idea.

[Anonymous]

This was done through our pto.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Which district? All APS homeroom Classrooms have them already

Actually they don't. Turns out the ones that APS bought actually are NOT HEPA filters. The manufacturer misled a lot of people who bought them and now there are lawsuits against it for false and misleading claims.

Do you have a source for that information? I have searched and found no such lawsuit. The air purifiers in my school are HEPA maid by blueair. https://www.blueair.com/us/blueair-performance.html

Blue Air HEPASilent are not HEPA filters. Here's a thread on them by an indoor air quality from back in March (someone who is not affiliated with APS or SR): https://twitter.com/marwa_zaatari/status/1375160654953340939