Guest guest Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 Right, thats the pre-filter. That catchs all the stuff you can see in the air(dust and particles. The contaminants caught is this pre- filter are larger particles which your body defenses are made to handle. I am speaking of the smaller particles which make up 85% of what you breathe. These particles are .3 micron in size and get deep into your lung tissue. HEPA is 99.9% effective at capturing these particles and becomes more effective as the particle size becomes larger (pet dander, dust, tobacco smoke, odors) and other filters can not come close. The white dust is mostly seen in homes that have this electrostatic technology connected to their duct system. The dust forms when the partcles are charged but dont stick to the metalic plates. The charge makes the partcles heavy and fall into the carpets/furniture. Thus, the home owner will see an increase in dust. > > > > > In a message dated 11/15/2005 12:22:17 AM Pacific Standard > > Time, > > > > > grimes@h... writes: > > > > > > > > > > KC and Sharon, > > > > > > > > > > At the risk of sounding like a traitor, don't throw the > baby > > > out with > > > > > the bathwater. There is a lot of excellent information in > this > > > > > briefing, especially the warning against unnecessary testing > > and > > > being > > > > > careful about remediators. I also like the statement that > if > > it > > > is > > > > > porous and moldy, throw it out instead of trying to clean > it. > > > Wonder > > > > > what the insurance adjustors think of that? > > > > > > > > > > I also like that the EPA guy specifically mentions that > they > > > include > > > > > data that would be applicable to those with greater > > > sensitivity. At > > > > > least it's a start. > > > > > > > > > > What I do disagree with, is they don't go far enough in > > > explaining > > > > > that public health is not the same as individual health. > > > Therefore, > > > > > what they deem as overall acceptable to the " general > public " > > > may not > > > > > be for a specific individual. That would remove some of the > > > support > > > > > to the naysayers. > > > > > > > > > > Carl Grimes > > > > > Healthy Habitats LLC > > > > > > > > > > ----- > > > > > > Is this i > > > > > > > > > > > > FEMA Announcements Last Updated: Sep 29th, 2005 - 07:29:19 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://communitydispatch.com/artman/publish/article_2249.shtml > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hey Carl, > > > > > > > > > > You are one who could never, ever be considered a traitor in > > the > > > fight > > > > > to help mold victims! And in reality, why should there be > > > traitors > > > > > to this issue at all? Whether one is most concerned about > the > > > > > physical impact of this issue or if one is most concerned > > about > > > the > > > > > financial impact of this issue....this issue is uselessly > > > wasting > > > > > many lives and much money. > > > > > > > > > > It is beyond me, why this even is an issue. Seems like all > > > would want > > > > > to do everything possible to move the science forward. > > > > > > > > > > There is some good information in this doc. But what is > > > glaringly > > > > > missing from the CDC is the acknowledgement that molds and > > mold > > > toxins > > > > > can produce severe, life threatening illnesses in prior > > healthly > > > > > people. And there in, lays the heart of all the contention > > of > > > the > > > > > " Toxic Mold Issue " . > > > > > > > > > > Numerous times within the more comprehensive mold doc that > was > > > > > recently written the CDC makes statesment of " rare, little > is > > > known, > > > > > in a small segment of the population, etc " . > > > > > > > > > > The illnesses we are all experiencing are not mere IgE > > mediated > > > minor > > > > > allergies, yet that is the only place where the CDC has > > focused > > > any > > > > > research for those who are immunocompetent. Still they > > > continue to > > > > > make statesment of the rarity of our illnesses. > > > > > > > > > > We have asked numerous times that they track these symptoms > > > indicative > > > > > of serious Type III hypersensitivity reactions and > > > mycotoxicoses. To > > > > > date, they have taken no action to do so. > > > > > > > > > > So, the statements of rarity of these illnesses in prior > > healthy > > > > > people is not based on any scientific evidence....it is > > > anecdotal > > > > > information being presented by the CDC as sound science. > It > > is > > > > > making it difficult for those who are experiencing these > > > illnesses to > > > > > find proper medical care. And it is hurting us all, > > physically > > > and > > > > > financially. > > > > > > > > > > Those who are currently being exposed to excessive amounts > of > > > mold > > > > > after Katrina, yet are not immunocompromised, are being > left > > > wide > > > > > open by the CDC to acquire serious mold and mold toxin > induced > > > > > illneses. They are being told, runny noses, minor coughs, > > > etc. All > > > > > of us on this board know that is not true and accurate > > > > > information...as does the CDC. Whether they want to call it > > > rare or > > > > > not rare based on some fictious study of numbers of those > > > affected, > > > > > they know it does happen and they are not properly warning > > > people of > > > > > the potentially serious illnesses of mold. > > > > > > > > > > I guess that would be my beef with what is being put out > there > > > by the > > > > > CDC. I don't want to see one other person unnecessarily > have > > to > > > go > > > > > through what most of us on this board have had to go through. > > > > > > > > > > Sharon > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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