[Michael @ Jan 29th 2008 2:16PM]

There are Air Purifiers out there that maintain a safe, good amount of Ozone. You just really have to look around for products that are safe, and work. I have an Ultra-Pure Newport 9000- http://www.ultra-pureair.com/index.html

On the website if you look at the technology section they basically explain what it is, and how they're making it just as healthy as the outdoors.

"How does Activated Oxygen work? Activated Oxygen (ozone) is a form of oxygen with three oxygen atoms (O3). Generally only thought of as the naturally occurring gas in the Earth's stratosphere that shields the planet from harmful ultraviolet radiation, it is in fact also a very powerful chemical reactant that can be used to "oxidize," i.e., burn and ultimately destroy, other harmful airborne particles and pollutants. Ozone production is particularly effective against bacteria and mold as well as fighting odors. Better yet, in the process of destroying any dangerous particles in the air, the ozone loses one of its oxygen atoms leaving behind O2... the clean, pure oxygen we need to survive.

In healthy, clean outdoor environments, Activated Oxygen occurs between 0.02 ppm and 0.05 ppm (parts per million). Anything above 0.05 ppm is considered potentially harmful by the FDA and 0.10 by OSHA. However, it is very difficult (if not impossible) to adjust most ozone air purifiers to produce anywhere close to this amount of ozone.

Ultra-Pure™ Air Purifiers however maintain a very healthy ozone production level of 0.025 ppm but still manage to stay a full 50% below the FDA and 75% below the OSHA recommended maximums."

The air purifier I have really does help a lot. I have literally no dust in my room, so if I were to open the shades you literally see no dust in the air. After just cleaning it yesterday (I got it after christmas) there was so much friggen dust on the Washable filter. I also had crap in the HEPA filter too, so i'm really happy I have this thing. Time to time I do ventilate my room by opening up the windows for maybe an hour or two just so there's new air. But I feel a lot more healthier then I did before getting an air purifer. idk the air just smells good, I love just taking a deep breath time to time.. it just feels good lol. But I do notice a difference though even when i'm outside or another building/house.

I'm just saying that not all air purifiers are bs you just have to really find a good one (which means not always a commerical item) lol