A.C.E. Blog

In response to numerous customer requests Tex-Air Filters is pleased to announce that the company now has a physical presence in Dallas. The company purchased Pure Air Filter Company of Dallas and will operate out of the same office and warehouse at 2324 Merrell, Dallas, Texas 75229. Phone numbers for this location are Office 214-247-7101 [...]

Between July and September of 1994 technicians in the clinical microbiology laboratory of Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas found Aspergillus niger in 17 clinical samples submitted for 15 patients at the hospital.  This caused a great deal of consternation for two reasons:             1. The incidence of Aspergillus niger [...]

Building owners obtain points in LEED system with proper filtration. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System represents the U.S. Green Building Council’s effort to provide a national standard for what constitutes a “green building.” It is a design guideline and third-party certification tool that has become increasingly popular over [...]

It is important to understand what a MERV (Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value) means when it comes to air filters. This article explains how a MERV is calculated and gives information on how it should be used to evaluate air filters.

What is the right filter for your job? Today, more than ever, there are a large variety of filter choices for every application. Filters come in a wide range of efficiencies, pressure drops, depths, media types and methods of filtration. There are filters that will withstand very wet environments as well as filters designed for [...]

The May 2005 issue of Consumer Reports presented new concerns about ionizing air cleaners (ionizers).  The magazine reported the results of tests they had conducted with 5 ionizers including the Ionic Breeze sold by Sharper Image, the market leader.  Other units tested included the Brookstone Pure-Ion, the Ionic Pro, the IonizAir and the Surround Air.  [...]

Ozone found in indoor environments reacts with human skin oils to produce chemicals that irritate the skin and lungs according to researchers in Austria and the United States.    In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science Armin Wisthaler of the Leopold Franzens University in Austria and Charles Weschler of Rutgers University [...]

The body of evidence keeps growing that higher ozone levels lead to higher asthma risk.  In this recent study it was found that the prevalence of asthmatic symptoms was about 4% higher at high ozone sites as compared to low ozone sites.  In order to neutralize the effects of the other components of air pollution [...]

A recent article claims that the increased use of central air conditioning systems in homes over the past 30 years has lead to an increase in asthma.  But is this really the case or is it that both factors have increased and the association between the two is just coincidental?    There is good reason [...]

This recent study provides some insight into the relationship of indoor air quality and respiratory health.    It is clear that higher indoor air pollution leads to an increase in the severity of asthma symptoms.  But do we really know any more about what leads to the problems and what to do about it?