W W T D? — What Would Terry Do?

     One source of Clean Air is an Air Filter. Air Filters come in all makes and models, and if your city has any air pollution at all, it probably also has an air filter store. You can even buy them at Walmart, if you can stand to wade through all the smells in the store (Perhaps they should use one in the store). Or you can buy one online at www.walmart.com or www.target.com. I didn’t find any in the blue light specials at www.kmart.com or www.bluelight.com.
     Better sources of air filters can be found at www.lifekind.com 800-284-4983, www.foustco.com 800-353-6878, and www.gaiam.com 877-989-6321. If you want to search the web for air filters, enter “Air Cleaners” for your search criteria – you’ll get better results than using “Air Filters”.
     While we’re on the subject of air filters, don’t forget to change the filter on your furnace. AirMedic is one of the best and is available at your local hardware store.

     Another source of Clean Air is an Ozone Producing Machine. There is some controversy over whether Ozone Machines are helpful or harmful. I’ll let you decide. But, I like having one around. That way when I get mad, I can punch my own hole in the ozone.
     Ozone machines can be purchased from www.purennatural.com 800-237-9199, www.allergystore.com 800-771-2246, and www.alpine-air-purifiers-us.com. If you’re worried about the level of Ozone coming from your Ozone machine, you can get an Ozone Monitor from www.inusaozone.com 800-798-4029 or www.ozonetech.com.
     And if you search the web for other ozone machine vendors, be sure to visit Ozone, Tennessee at http://ozonetn.areaguides.net and Ozone, Arkansas at http://ozonear.areaguides.net. Also, check out Ozone Clothing at www.ozoneclothing.co.za. Hopefully it doesn’t have too many holes in it.

     You can also buy an ion generator. Ion generators generate negative ions. Most pollutants have lots of positive ions. So this is kind of like matter and anti-matter. When the negative ions meet the positive ions, they both annihilate the other – at least that’s my theory and I’m sticking to it! Ion generators can often be bought wherever other fine air products are sold.

Another source of clean air is trees. Trees are one of the best ways to clean the air. Though, if you want to clean your indoor air, you should probably consider a miniature tree – perhaps a bonsai. I always wanted a peach tree when I was growing up. Yet no matter how many peach pits I buried, no tree ever grew. From that experience, I’d recommend buying trees that somebody else has already started – but it depends on just how green your thumb is (and how patient you are). You can get 10 free trees for joining the National Arbor Day Foundation – www.arborday.org 402-474-5655 or wait for their junk mail to arrive. Also check with your local school, county, or similar entity to see if they’re selling trees inexpensively.

     If you want to clean your air with something alive, but don’t want trees growing through your ceiling, consider these plants recommended by NASA:
     •  Gerbera Daisy
     •  Chrysanthemums
     •  Dracaena Massangeana
     •  Spathiphyllum
     •  Golden Pothos

     The top 10 plants for cleaning the air on NASA’s list are
     •  Bamboo Palm
     •  Chinese Evergreen
     •  English Ivy
     •  Gerbera Daisy
     •  Janet Craig – a Dracaena
     •  Marginata – another Dracaena
     •  Mass cane or Corn Plant – yet another Dracaena
     •  Mother-in-Law’s Tongue (You knew it was good for something)
     •  Pot Mum
     •  Peace Lily
     •  Warneckii – a Dracaena again
     You can find this information at www.zone10.com/wsdocs/tech/NASA/fyh.htm.

     I suppose you could try mixing your own air – 3 parts nitrogen to 1 part oxygen. However, I suspect this is dangerous, if not illegal. At the very least, you’d be arrested for siding with the Kyoto protocol. Or you could try absorbing smells with zeolite from Dasun at 800-433-8929.

     I think we should all do our part to clean up the air, and here’s my theory as to why. The most common pollutants are Carbon Monoxide, Nitrogen Dioxide, Ozone, Lead, PM-10, and Sulfur Dioxide. While Carbon Monoxide (CO1) is lighter than Carbon Dioxide (CO2); Nitrogen Dioxide is heavier than plain Nitrogen, and Ozone (O3) is heavier than Oxygen (O2). Add in the Lead (which is very heavy), PM-10, and Sulfur Dioxide and you’re adding a lot of weight to the atmosphere. With enough pollution, we could add lots of weight. If we add enough weight to the earth, gravity will pull it so close to the sun that we’ll all burn up and die.
     Well, I see my thoughts have drifted off into the ozone once again.

Book 3
My World of Air

Written by Dale Stubbart
Blessed by Terry Stubbart

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Nov 2000