WELLNESS BEGINS WITH THE AIR YOU BREATHE ™
By Aerus Charlottetown Photos Bobby-Jo Goudreau
Globally Aerus has been a leader in creating healthy indoor environments since 1924, a staggering 100 years in business! This year marks the 76th year of doing business on Prince Edward Island. That is staying power, and good service to thousands of Islanders. Things have changed over that 76 years. These days the average person spends 90% of their time indoors, and close to 100% of that time we don’t know if the air we are taking in to our bodies is helpful or hurtful to our health. Think about this for a minute. Our water and our food sources have been scrutinized and have to meet certain standards in order to be good enough to put in our bodies. We can even track a plant back to its field and learn its complete life story. However, when we are in a building — any building — we inhale
whatever air we are given. No standards, no safety mechanisms, no options to say, “No, the person next to me has the flu, give me different air please." That may be a bit much, but you get the point. We now are learning that we can use good indoor air quality to improve cognition and productivity, reduce the spread of airborne diseases, protect against outdoor air pollutants such as smoke, and decrease the number of triggers for conditions like asthma and allergies. We can use good indoor air quality to improve our health and limit person-to-person disease transmission: good for us and good for those around us. During the pandemic we as a society were made aware of the importance of good indoor air quality thanks to
the contagious virus that was rapidly circulating in indoor environments in countries around the world. With the flagship technology in many Aerus products being ActivePure, the company garnered a great deal of interest and attention because of its proven ability to inactivate pathogens both in the air and on surfaces in occupied indoor spaces. ActivePure technology has been proven in rigorous independent certified laboratory testing and in real world studies to significantly reduce airborne and surface viruses, mold, bacteria, fungi, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). A number of our technology pieces employ HEPA and Beyond HEPA filtration to physically clean indoor air,
they are a very effective partnership that helps our homes, offices, schools, public buildings, healthcare facilities and more to be health promoting spaces, instead of being places where we get sick. To help Islanders learn about the indoor air quality (IAQ) in their own homes, businesses, etc., we are currently providing IAQ assessments at no charge. To arrange for a free assessment for your home or business please contact our Charlottetown office. AERUS CHARLOTTETOWN 393 University Ave, Charlottetown 902.894.8012 frcharlottetown1@aerushome.com
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and when coupled with ActivePure technology
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