Air Purifiers - Stay Lead Free with Paralda

Toxins in your home - Yeah, yeah, that's old news. You've already got your toxin-absorbing houseplants carefully arranged every few hundred feet, and you've even gone so far as to purchase an air purifier. You're home can't get much healthier.

Actually, it can.

That air purifier that you're so quick to take your deep breaths from is likely harboring something you never would have expected. Something lethal. Something like lead.

Ok, ok. Not something like lead. Lead.

That's right. Believe it or not, a good portion of air purifiers on the market to date contain lead. Don't believe us? Check the label. Do you see a seal that reads "RoHS"? I thought not.

Being RoHS compliant means that the product definitively restricts the use of six hazardous materials in the manufacturing of various types of electronic and electrical equipment, and you know every air purifier producer would love to slap a label like that on their product.

The good news? There is one, and just one, air purifier set to hit the market (soon) that will in fact be the only RoHS compliant air purifier in the U.S. - the Paralda.

The Paralda, by Alen Corp., is the most utterly impressive piece of gadgetry we've come across in a while. Really, when an air purifier is Energy Star qualified, RoHS compliant, and has a 24-hour timer to set, you can't ask for much more. (Even though there is so much more.)

Currently the release date of the Paralda is set for September 1, though with the heavy consideration of every little detail, that date could still change. Don't worry, though. From interviewing Alen Corporation's CEO, to reviewing a pre-market model of the Paralda, we'll keep you posted with all the details.

Read more:

• Health Effects of Lead
• Paralda, by Alen Corp.

^{Photograph © Alen Corp.}