Air cleaners that oxidize volatile organic compounds may create harmful by-products

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Certain air cleaners may create harmful by-products like formaldehyde while removing some volatile organic compounds. Research found that oxidation-based air cleaners transformed common VOCs, such as ethanol, into potentially harmful aldehydes. While the study highlights a potential risk, real-world conditions like ventilation may mitigate these effects, and heavier VOCs were still removed.


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