Control of air ion density in rooms

✍ Scribed by H.H. Skilling; John C. Beckett

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1953
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 670 KB
• Volume: 256
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0016-0032
• DOI: 10.1016/0016-0032(53)91121-1

✦ Synopsis

Studies suggest that ions in the atmosphere affect health and comfort (1, 2, 3, 4). ~ In view of the belief that certain conditions of ionization of the air are beneficial, and others are deleterious, experiments were undertaken to determine how the condition of ionization of air can best be controlled. Attention naturally centers on the condition of ionization of air in living spaces such as residences and offices.

This paper reports on methods of producing and controlling ionization. If charging the air (or the particles in the air) is important, then simple means of ion generation and control will be required in homes and buildings. The physiological tests of ionization have been proceeding since development of this equipment, in laboratories of biochemists and biophysicists, and will be reported elsewhere. To guide the present work it has been tentatively accepted that a moderate excess of negative ionization is beneficial, particularly in relieving respiratory troubles, and that an excess of positive ionization is disadvantageous.