(Fwd) RE: Wyndham ClearAir Rooms

[Guest guest]

Group,

Here is the response Wyndham received from the PURE room

people responsible for the Wyndham hotel rooms. Please note

that this did not come from OLGear, the ozone company which

posted the press release (apparantly to tout ozone). Also note

how quickly they responded. That in itself is good news.

I'm much relieved by 's response and by the fact Evy at

Wyndham quickly sought answers. I anticipate these rooms to be

much improved over others but I still have specific concerns for

the more sensitive amoung us.

Check it out and ask questions - of any hotel room. If you react to

something politely notify the front desk and ask for a different

room or other accomodations. I have found hotels in general

much more responsive the last 2 years than they used to be. I

have stayed at other hotels using the PURE program (or similar)

and except for the ozone issue they are usually much better. The

biggest culprit in other hotels is still the " air freshener "

housekeeping is instructed to spray on everything. Including the

pillows at times! Once I'm in an acceptable room I don't let

housekeeping back in unless I'm there.

Carl Grimes

Healthy Habitats LLC

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Evy,

Thank you for sharing this with me. These gentlemen bring up

very valid concerns. We are well aware of the California

regulations and the timing required for compliance. Mr. Grimes is

correct, the legislation was passed in October of 2008. However,

there is a compliance schedule that I have cut and pasted from

their web site that we are well within. See below:

Manufacturers have two compliance dates to meet. First, as

required by Section 94807, manufacturers must notify their

distributors, retailers, and sellers about the regulation, and

provide copies of the final regulation to them. They must

provide documentation to the ARB that this has been

accomplished by October 18, 2009.Second,all air cleaner

models marketed or sold in California must be tested, certified,

and labeled as required by the regulation by October 18,

2010.

These gentlemen are also correct that ozone, even at low levels

can be quite harmful. Our selection process for the purifiers that

we use was quite rigorous. Our purifiers have been tested for

ozone levels down to .01 parts per million and showed no

readable levels at that test point. The California regulation

requires a purifier to produce less than .05 parts per million

according to Title 17, Sections 94800 - 94810, of the California

Code of Regulations.....so we have been tested to a level well

below the regulation level. In addition, our units are registered

with the FDA as a Class II Medical Device. In order to maintain

this certification, the units and manufacturing process is audited

every year and re-certified. However, the proof is in the pudding,

as they say, and our purifiers will need to be certified in CA under

the new regulations. Once completed, that will settle the issue.

Let me address the use of Tea Tree Oil. Once again, at higher

concentrations, this can be an irritant. However, our canisters

have one (1) oz. of pharmaceutical grade Melaleuca oil and 11

oz. of water and an emulsifying agent that creates a gel. This

combination is engineered to dissipate evenly over a 6 month

period. We have had people with multiple chemical sensitivities

(MCS) indicate that they do not like the smell, bit no one has ever

indicated that it irritated them. When a guest does not like the

smell, we instruct the engineering staff to simply remove it for the

guest, then replace it when the guest checks out.

Mr. Grimes also mentioned reaching out to the AAAAI. This is

excellent. Dr. Condemi, a world renowned allergist, sits on

the board of AAAAI. He has reviewed independent testing of the

PURE Program and has written a letter of endorsement. This can

be found on our web site.

We are excited when experts raise awareness and ask

questions. It allows us the opportunity to explain how our process

works and its effectiveness. We take our work very seriously.

PURE has undergone several independent tests and consistently

shows our program as a highly effective and safe means to

create a more comfortable environment in a guest room.

Please feel free to reach out with any questions.

Regards,

Brault

Brault

CEO, PURE Solutions NA

Direct: 716.206-1212

Cell: 716.609.0116

From: Apostolatos, Evy

[mailto:Evy.Apostolatos@...]

Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 10:12 PM

grimes@...; ; Jack Thrasher, Ph.D.

Cc: May; Brault

Subject: RE: Wyndham ClearAir Rooms

Gentlemen,

Thank you for your input. Rest assured that we will look into this

and we do not have any properties in California with the allergy

friendly rooms. We have about a dozen Wyndham hotels with the

designation. I have copied Brault, president of Pure

Solutions NA who we partnered with on the ClearAir rooms by

Pure, for his information and for further comment on the process

are rooms undergo. Thanks.

Evy Apostolatos

Director, Media Relations

Wyndham Hotels and Resorts

22 Sylvan Way

Parsippany, NJ 07054

Tel: (973) 753-8615

Cell: (973) 452-7208

evy.apostolatos@...

From: Carl E. Grimes [mailto:grimes@...]

Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 9:41 PM

; DaSilva, ; Apostolatos, Evy; Jack

Thrasher, Ph.D.

Cc: May

Subject: Re: Wyndham ClearAir Rooms

I have asked for guidance from my colleagues on the American

Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (www.aaaai.org)

Joint Task Force. At our last meeting we discussed the need to

eliminate/control ozone because it is a well known asthma trigger

with the potential to cause respiratory damage.

I have sent a similar request to the Indoor Air Quality Association

(www.iaqa.org) and the Indoor Environmental Standards

Organization (www.indoorstandards.org), an ANSI accredited

developer of standards.

Tea tree oil is a respiratory irritant to many and there is much

concern about the potential for constant use of anti-microbials

creating resistant organisms.

I hope Wyndham isn't using these in California hotels without

certification by the California Environmental Protection Agency Air

Resources Board - which requires certification of all air purifying

devices. According to their Web site the law became effective

last October 18 and the devices used by Wyndham are not listed

as certified. See:

http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/indoor/aircleaners/aircleaners.ht

m

Not only is there much mis-information but Wyndham may be

placing themselves at risk.

Carl Grimes

Healthy Habitats LLC

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Thank you . I would be most pleased to give Wyndham

appropriate information on this subject. Jack D. Thrasher, Ph.D.

Wyndham ClearAir Rooms

I read about the Wyndham ClearAir Rooms. It's good to

see that Wyndham is interested in making their hotels safer

and improving air quality for your guests and

employees.Unfortunately, someone has lead you astray.

There is a lot of incorrect information and deceit in regard to

the topic of the health effects of mold and other indoor air

quality issues.

I encourage you to contact some of the legitimate experts in

this field.They will be able to give you accurate information

and advise you about the correct procedures for improving

indoor air quality. As a starting place, here are 3 names.

They can direct you to additional experts as needed.

Jack Thrasher, Ph.D.

http://www.drthrasher.org

email: toxicologist1@...

916-745-4703

Carl Grimes CIEC

Healthy Habitats LLC

720-272-1023

email: grimes@...

C. May

May Indoor Air Investigations LLC

Tyngsborough, MA 01879

Phone o 978.649.1055 o 800.686.1055

http://www.mayindoorair.com

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