Source: Pollution Online

9/12/2005 Paolo Alto, CA — On average, the indoor pollution levels in residential establishments are two to five times higherthan those outside the buildings. This enhances the need for advanced indoor air quality (IAQ) equipment in North America as consumers there insist on equipment offering lesser failure rates.
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, North American Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Markets, reveals that the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) segment earned revenues of $818.8 million in 2004. This figure estimates to reach $966.3 million in 2008.

Source: BUSINESS WIRE

The new Consumer Reports press release (dated Sept. 6, 2005) being distributed to journalists acknowledges that the Sharper Image Ionic Breeze tested by Consumer Reports is not the current model sold in our catalog, web site or retail stores. As of July 7, 2005, Sharper Image introduced an upgraded and improved model, a practice consistent with previous improvements.(1)

As Consumer Reports acknowledges in both its press release and in its October 2005 magazine story on air cleaners, the new Ionic Breeze air purifier is now equipped with OzoneGuard, which converts ozone by-product and ozone in ambient air into pure oxygen on contact. No other indoor air purifier offers technology which can reduce ozone in ambient air by converting it into pure oxygen. With OzoneGuard, the Ionic Breeze air purifier is comparable to those listed among Consumer Reports' "fine performers, with negligible ozone." Even without OzoneGuard, the Ionic Breeze carries both the UL and ETL seals of performance for safe ozone emission levels.

Source CNW GROUP

MONTREAL, QC, Sept. 6 /CNW Telbec/ - Tuesday, September 6, 2005, Dectron Internationale (NASDAQ: DECT & TSX: DTL) announced that it has signed a "Research Partnership Agreement" with Concordia University, a leading Canadian Educational and Research Institution.

The objective of this collaboration with Concordia's Indoor Invironment Group of the Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, is to develop unique air filtration and purification technologies for use in Dectron's Indoor Air Security(TM) Program.

Source: New Milford Spectrum

By Fred Lucas
STAFF WRITER

Volunteers at the firehouse in the Northville section of New Milford will soon breath easier — literally — thanks to a federal grant.
The Northville Volunteer Fire Department has received $82,552 to install an air purification system in the fire station.
Northville Fire Chief Russell Coyle said the device was needed in the station, though no firefighters have gotten sick as a result of the air quality in the station.
“We were very fortunate to get this,”; Chief Coyle said. “It’s a great help to us. It would take a lot of fund-raisers to come up with this kind of money.”

Source: PRNewswire

CHAMPLAIN, N.Y., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- With back-to-school season in
full swing, AllerAir Industries President, Sam Teitelbaum is pleased to
announce the launch of an exciting new initiative aimed at helping schools
drastically improve their indoor air quality.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency currently ranks poor indoor air
quality among the top risks to public health, with children among the most
susceptible. The Cleaner Air Brighter Minds initiative was developed
specifically to raise awareness about indoor air quality and help equip

Source: MARKET WIRE

ATLANTA, GA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 08/31/2005 -- Airborne emissions from indoor materials and furnishings have the potential to release harmful or odorous volatile organic chemicals into homes, offices, schools, automobiles, and other indoor spaces. In fact, most individual products may release up to hundreds of individual volatile organic chemicals or VOCs such as toluene, benzene, and formaldehyde. One of the most common approaches to minimizing the effect of these emissions is to use low emitting products or those that will contribute minimal pollution to the air. This technique of using low emitting products, called "source control," is an effective construction and interior design strategy for ensuring healthy indoor environments.

Source: PRNewswire

American Lung Association Teams Up With Faber Dewar

DALLAS, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time, the American Lung
Association(R) Health House(R) program has joined Dallas Home & Garden Show,
September 9-11 at Dallas Market Hall, as part of the organization's ongoing
efforts to improve indoor air quality.

Visitors to the American Lung Association Health House exhibit can tour a
Health House display and learn simple, reliable methods to make the air inside

Source: New York State United Teachers

by Kevin Hart

Willie Gomez, left, of Norfolk, Va. , and Clinton Gibson of Cleveland test air quality at Arbor Hill Elementary School in Albany.

Schools are taking students' and staff's breath away — literally.

According to a report by the General Accounting Office in the mid-1990s, more than half of U.S. schools have problems that affect indoor air quality. A study by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health found that teaching carries more risk of asthma than many other occupations.

Source: WLNS

Record heat waves this summer have sent ozone levels soaring. These last few weeks of summer promise some of the worst air quality of the season both outside and indoors. Most people dont realize that the air inside their home and office can have extremely poor quality and can even contain ground level ozone, a major component of air pollution which can irritate the lungs and make breathing difficult for some. Keeping allergens and ozone out of your air is important.

The Environmental Protection Agency suggests using air purifiers to help control indoor air pollution, and for the 1st time, consumers can actually do something about ground level ozone indoors with a new air cleaning technology.

Source: MARKET WIRE

ROCKVILLE, MD -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 08/24/2005 -- While statistics suggest a growing number of consumers believe air cleaners improve the indoor air quality in their homes, some researchers have noted wide variations in the performance of air cleaners.

One of the leading international experts on indoor air quality will explain what makes an air cleaner effective in a presentation to be given Oct. 8 at the joint conference of the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA), the American Indoor Air Quality Council and the Indoor Environmental Standards Organization.