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State bans in-home ozone air purifiers, citing health risks
Healthy Child
Friday, September 28, 2007
The California Air Resources Board says the regulation, which takes effect in 2009, is the first of its kind in the nation.
By Janet Wilson, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
September 28, 2007
The California Air Resources Board on Thursday banned popular in-home ozone air purifiers, saying studies have found that they can worsen conditions such as asthma that marketers claim they help to prevent.
The regulation, which the board said is the first of its kind in the nation, will require testing and certification of all types of air purifiers. Any that emit more than a tiny amount of ozone will have to be pulled from the California market.
An estimated 2% of the state's households have one of the so-called ozone air purifiers, according to air board staff research, and the staff estimated that more than 500,000 people had been exposed to levels of ozone above federally recognized health standards as a result. More than 2 million California residents have some sort of air purifier, and other types can be safe and effective, the air board staff said.
