First it was 4 factors, now it’s the 5 Key Factors Model. Further to our antecedent post, we have now added Scientific Peer Review as the fifth key factor in our air purifier review model.
Our research indicates that the lack of scientific peer reviews is a major stumbling block to all the interested parties in accepting the claims of air purifier manufacturers, no matter how reputable the latter may be. What interested parties? The scientific community i.e. indoor air quality scientists, environmentalists, government agencies like the US EPA, NIOSH or Canada Health, and many in the medical community who specialised in allergies, asthma and other respiratory situations .
It is a typical conjecture that only the ionic air purifier industry has this issue. Unfortunately, that is patently flawed. It also affects all other technologies in the air purifier industry, be it the conventional HEPA and the new-kid-on-the-block (relatively speaking) photo-catalytic oxidation, etc.
It is almost as if, as a basic part of any air purifier review, the scientific peer review is similar to the holy grail of the air purifier industry. Whoever gets it first may well have the same fabled power of supremacy in the multimillion dollar business.
Given the supreme (no exaggeration here!) potency of a scientific peer review, it is mystifying that no scientist has deemed it worth their effort to undertake a single review. Understandably, no air purifier manufacturer has inducted one since that would invalidate the independence factor that is at the core of a scientific peer review.
What is puzzling is why no scientist or researcher, specifically those in the indoor air quality or environmental sciences disciplines who would seem the most expert to write an air purifier review, considers it worthwhile to do. We still don’t get it. Would a scientist help us by commenting? Pray tell us why no one is interested in carrying out an independent peer review of any air purification technology. Funding is also not an issue. It is known that the US EPA had previously funded such an endeavor for HEPA technology which unfortunately yielded inconclusive findings. The US NIOSH has also indicated that it will fund a expertly drafted, scientific peer review.
Curiously, why isn’t there a scientist who finds it worthwhile to produce a scientific peer review. A million dollar question begging for an answer – surely the air purification industry is not just fantasy? Or do the scientists view it a futile task equivalent to seeking the Holy Grail – truth that cannot be proven? Undeniably, we have difficulty even finding a single comprehensive independent air purifier review.
These highly riveting thoughts drive us to greater enquiry with our 5-Key Factors Model. The disinclination of manufacturers to complete our survey questions based on the said model piques us to explore further, so stay tuned to our efforts.
To recap, the Air Purifier Review – 5 Key Factors Model is as detailed:
(1) Safety – in relation to the reactive agent
(2) Safety – in relation to unintended by-products
(3) Efficacy – the reactive agents work in the lab
(4) Efficiency – the reactive agents work in the real world
(5) Scientific Peer Review.
Each factor of our air purifier review model has been elucidated at length in distinct Ezine articles which you can read via the widget on our blog. Many thousands of our readers have also published our Ezine write-ups for their own subscriber base. If you have not read or published the full collection of 5, you are welcomed to.
Also, do sign up at our blog as well as we will shortly launch our maiden product review utilising the Air Purifier Review – 5 Key Factors Model.
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