The Troublesome Dust Problem: PM2.5 Can Be Solved with the HCU Germ-Control Air Purifier
The troublesome dust problem. PM2.5 is the minuscule dust that is mixed into the air in great quantity at present. PM stands for "Particulate Matters," or dust particles, while the number 2.5 is the size of the dust, which is no larger than 2.5 micron. If you cannot picture how small 2.5 micron is, try holding up one of your own hairs to compare, because PM2.5 is only 1/25th of the diameter of a hair. In other words, it is so small that even the hairs in our noses — the organ tasked with screening dust to keep it from entering the body — cannot trap this dust at full efficiency.
At present, Thailand has an air-pollution problem from PM2.5 dust at a level high enough to be worrying, especially during the cold season and the early part of the year, when dust readings spike and clearly affect our health. The amount of this PM2.5 dust spreads mainly from many sources, whether:
- Forest fires, burning rubbish, and burning for agriculture in the open, such as burning sugarcane fields and burning various weeds.
- Smoke generated by various industries, and dust from construction.
- Transport and traffic, such as smoke from exhaust pipes and incomplete combustion in engines.
- Electricity generation, such as burning petroleum and coal.
- People's various routines, such as smoking, lighting incense and candles, burning paper, and using photocopiers.
When does PM2.5 tend to occur in each area?
- Bangkok tends to experience dust from October through to February, since this is the cold season.
- The East and West tend to experience dust during November – March, because they are affected by the burning of agricultural land such as sugarcane fields.
- The North and Central regions tend to experience dust during January – April, because they receive low-pressure air from Bangkok spreading up into the North.
- The South tends to experience dust during August – October, which comes from the burning of agricultural land and haze blown in from neighbouring countries.
And of course, because PM2.5 air pollution is minuscule dust that can penetrate everywhere, including into our bodies, PM2.5 affects our health and daily life to some degree. Beyond causing annoyance, triggering various allergic symptoms, and making breathing unrefreshing and incomplete, inhaling a large amount of this pollution, or over a long period, means the toxins accumulated in the dust and smoke gradually build up in our bodies. Over time, this becomes the main cause that makes the body react and develop various diseases, and makes your health visibly worse, no matter how strong you were before. Make no mistake: the air-pollution problem genuinely affects people of every age.
The next question is: how exactly is PM2.5 dust dangerous to our health? Which parts should we be especially careful of?
In reality, PM2.5 is dangerous to almost every part of our body, but the parts that must be especially watched — because prolonged accumulation of dust may endanger our lives — are mainly three: namely,
PM2.5 is dangerous… a threat to the heart
PM2.5 dust may affect the function of the heart muscle in a severe or acute way, whether arrhythmia, heart attack, reduced heart-rate variability, or an increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest, each of which is a life-threatening condition. It has also been found to potentially cause atherosclerosis, which can lead to heart attack and stroke. So it should not be allowed to accumulate in the body for a long time.
PM2.5 is dangerous… a threat to the lungs and respiratory tract
When we speak of PM2.5 dust or air pollution, of course the part most easily affected by it is our lungs and respiratory system. Air pollution is both a cause of disease and a factor that triggers flare-ups, mostly abnormalities involving the lungs and respiratory system, such as asthma, sinusitis, allergies, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer. It also raises the risk of respiratory disease, especially in children under 12 years old, by reducing lung function and increasing the likelihood of developing acute and chronic toxic respiratory diseases.
PM2.5 is dangerous… a threat to the brain
Did you know? Prolonged exposure to PM2.5 dust and air pollution causes the arteries in the brain to harden, raises blood pressure, and increases blood viscosity — all of which are risk factors for a blood clot in the brain, as well as nervous-system abnormalities. It really is extremely dangerous to our health.
So what can we do to cope with PM2.5 dust, which is invisible and which our bodies cannot guard against?
The HCU germ-control air purifier by Sanyawit has the answer for you.
HCU by Sanyawit: The Germ-Control Air Purifier That Reduces PM2.5 Dust Perfectly Clean
HCU by Sanyawit, the germ-control air purifier that reduces dust with visible results, certified to Ministry of Public Health standards.
With air-contaminant screening technology designed specifically for clean rooms and leading hospitals, the HCU air purifier is one of the highest-performing air purifiers available today. It is designed to suit a wide range of uses and room sizes, able to filter pollution, PM2.5 dust, germs, bacteria, pollen, as well as the various tiny particles mixed into the air, perfectly clean. Because it is an air purifier fitted with a HEPA Filter of leading-hospital standard grade, you can be confident that the air passing through the HCU air purifier will be clean, pure air, far removed from contaminants, guaranteed by experience installing clean-air systems in large hospitals, clinics and medical facilities nationwide. Make no mistake: it meets every clean-air need in a single unit.
HCU by Sanyawit is a clean-air innovation designed for truly clean air purification. Its filtration performance reaches as high as 99.999% at 0.3 micron, able to filter out fine contaminants many times better than ordinary air filters on the market, so it can turn the air around you into clean, pure air, truly free of contaminants. You can measure these dust readings with a dust meter, and we guarantee they will drop noticeably.
In addition, the HCU air purifier also delivers high airflow, able to circulate throughout the area where it is installed, yet is quiet at just 50 decibels, so it does not disturb work or living and can be installed in a bedroom or patient's room without disrupting rest. Every HCU has passed standard testing from a Third Party company, and every unit undergoes leak testing to ISO 14644-3 HAPA Installation Leak Test, Leak Acceptance < 0.01%, as well as being installed and used in more than 600 hospital clean rooms throughout Thailand, so you can be confident in its performance, filtering the air perfectly clean and free of troublesome contaminants.
What kinds of locations is the HCU by Sanyawit germ-control air purifier suited to?
1) Hospitals, clinics and various medical facilities that need to create clean rooms or sterile rooms, to protect the health and manage the various risks of staff during their work, as well as for the safety of those receiving services.
2) Workplaces, offices, schools, restaurants and various shops, because having good air conditions in our workplace or premises is an important factor that makes operations more efficient, and impresses customers or visitors so they want to come in and use the service, thanks to the clean, pure air and refreshing breathing.
3) The home is the most important place that should have an HCU germ-control air purifier installed, because the home is where we spend the most time, especially in homes with young children, the elderly, pets or the sick — which should be installed urgently. Beyond helping protect the health of those in the home from PM2.5 dust, it also conditions the surrounding air to be clean and fresh, lets you breathe fully, and effectively reduces disruptive odours, making living and resting more effective.
4) Every place that needs clean air to breathe, because Sanyawit believes there is nowhere that would be glad to live with air full of pollution. We have therefore designed air purifiers in many types, from small air purifiers through to rooms larger than 100 square metres. Make no mistake: it is complete and meets every need, with nothing to disappoint.
In summary, PM2.5 is dust that affects the body viciously, and is also likely to keep rising year after year. At present, our Thailand still cannot eliminate this dust and smoke permanently. So we should pay attention to caring for our own health more than usual, whether by wearing a face mask that can filter PM2.5 every time before leaving home, through to finding good aids such as a high-performance air purifier capable of protecting the health of yourself and your loved ones, to install inside the home, in order to reduce pollution and the troublesome dust problem permanently.
Because the best investment is an investment in health — not only for your own health, but also for the health of those living under the same roof. If we have good air around us, taking good care of our health is no longer a difficult matter, especially in any home with young children, the elderly, or patients with various diseases, which should all the more have a high-performance air purifier installed. Do not let the home, which should be our safe zone, become a breeding ground for airborne germs, because you can change the air in your home to better quality and keep it germ-free at any time, simply by using our HCU germ-control air purifier.
HCU by Sanyawit, a leader in clean air, certified to Ministry of Public Health standards.
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