Why Focus On Children? Everyone needs a healthy home with good air quality. But there are special reasons to think about your children:
Children are undergoing rapid growth and development, and their developmental processes are easily disrupted. Their young brains, livers, and other organs are more likely to be harmed by contaminants and other dangers than adults. If children get sick, it may be harder for them to get well because their immune systems are still developing.
Pound for pound of body weight, children drink more water, eat more food, and breathe more air than do adults. For example, children ages one through five years eat three to four times more food per pound than the average adult American. The air intake of a resting infant is twice that of an adult per pound of body weight. These patterns of increased consumption reflect the rapid metabolism of children. When they breathe in indoor air pollutants, they get a bigger dose than adults would.
Children play and crawl on the ground. This means they are closer to things that might cause health problems, like dust and chemicals. Babies and young children also put most everything in their mouths —things that might have chemicals or dust on them. Your babies or kids spend most of their time at home, so the air inside needs to be clean and fresh. If a smoker lives with you, or you have pets, or your basement is damp, then you may have circumstances which could cause or add to breathing problems for your children. The Second Wind Wholue House UV air purifier effectively removes most of the allergens and contaminants in the air such as pollen, dust mites, molds, animal dander and cigarette smoke. The Ultraviolet Germicidal UVC light is used to help kill airborne bacteria, mold and viruses that enter the unit by destroying the DNA of micro-organisms. Learn More!