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Home My WebLink AboutReso 1986-12354 RESOLUTION NO. 12354 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ADOPTING A SMOKING POLICY FOR EMPLOYEE AREAS OF CITY BUILDINGS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby resolve as follows: WHEREAS, Chapter 8.22 of the Municipal Code requires that employers develop a policy concerning smoking by employees in the workplace, and WHEREAS, the City Manager appointed a committee of employees to develop a policy by work site and then designated a management negotiation team to meet and confer with the various employee associations concerning the policy, and WHEREAS, the policy, attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by reference as if set forth in full, is the result of those meet and confer sessions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby adopt the smoking policy for employee areas of City buildings as set forth in Exhibit A. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the sum of ~4,120 be and the same is hereby appropriated from the unappropriated balance of the General Fund and transferred to Account 0730 (Non-Departmental) 0730-5568 for the purchase of air cleaners and appropriate signage. Presented by Approve~ as to form by gavid Byers,-Pri~pal I~"~nomas J.~rron, City Management Assistant Attorney ~ 1195a ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this 28th day of January , ,, 19 86 , by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: C0uncilmembers Moore, Scott,McCandliss, Cox, Malcolm NAYES: Counci 1 members None ABSTAIN: C0unci lmembers None ABSENT: Counci I members None M~oyor of the City of Chula Vista ATTES~ STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss. CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, JENNIE M. FULASZ, CMC, CITY CLERK of the City of Chulo Vista, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is o full, true and correct copy of RESOLUTION NO. 12354 ,and that the some has not been amended or repealed DATED (seal) City Clerk CC-660 COUNCIL POLICY '' CITY OF CHULA VISTA ~BJECT POLICY EFFECTIVE Ntl~ER ~,TE PAGE SMOKING IN NON-PUBLIC AREAS OF 840-02 1/28/86 i of CITY BUILDINGS AI)OPI~uBY RESOLUTION NO, 12354 DATED: January 28, 1986 ORDINANCE NO. 2086, effective January 1, 1985 Chapter 8.22 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code requires that all employers develop policies on "Smoking in the Workplace." Such policy should comply with the ordinance and clearly delineate where employees are permitted to smoke in non-public areas of City buildings. Public areas are covered by Chapter 8.22. This policy complies with Chapter 8.22. This policy to be reviewed after six months implementation and assessed as to its effectiveness and practicality. CITY HALL A. NO SMOKING AREAS 1. Private offices 2. Desks/work stations 3. Departments 4. Restrooms 5. Hallways 6. Conference Rooms B. SMOKING AREAS 1. Employee lounge -- Only in designated area, equipped with effective1 tabletop air cleaner provided by City 1. For purposes of this policy, "effective" air cleaner shall mean one found effective in removing cigarette smoke by an independent testing laboratory such as "Consumer Reports" or "Good Housekeeping Institute." / COUNCIL POLICY f CITY OF OhtILAVISTA POLICY EFFEC~FIVE PA~E NI.~BER DATE SMOKING IN NON-PUBLIC AREAS OF 840-02 1/28/86 20£4 CITY BUILDINGS ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION ~O1 ~12354 DATED: January 28, 1986 2. Any other enclosed, unoccupied, non-public work area approved by the department head. Such areas may include conference rooms that have windows accessible to outside air. PUBLIC SERVICES BUILDING A. NO SMOKING AREAS 1. Employee restrooms 2. Hallways 3. All conference rooms 4. Desks/work stations of employees who were not permitted to smoke under previous smoking policies and of any new employees hired after 1/1/85, including contract or temporary employees 5. Departments (except at individual desks/stations of current smokers, as detailed in B3 below) B. SMOKING AREAS 1. Outdoor patio 2. Employee lounge -- Only in designated area, equipped with effective tabletop air cleaner 3. Desks/work stations of employees who were permitted to smoke under previous smoking policy -- Individual, effective air cleaners as detailed in "Consumer Reports" or other independent testing publication must be used. Air cleaners are to be provided by the employee. -- No smoking when public present at employee desk/work station -- No smoking when other employees present at employee desk/work station -- Only the occupant of the desk/work station may smoke -- Cigarettes may not be left burning while the employee is away from the desk/work station. LIBRARY A. NO SMOKING AREAS 1. Private offices 2. Desks/work stations 3. Employee restrooms ~ Conference rooms ~ 5. Hallways :C0-002 COUNCIl POLICY CITY OF CHULA VISTA POLICY EFFECTIVE NIJMBER DATE PAGE SMOKING IN NON-PUBLIC AREAS OF CITY BUILDINGS 840-02 1/28/86 3 of 4 ADOPi~u BY RESOLUTION NO, .12354 )JAil:U: January 28, 1986 B. SMOKING AREAS l. Employee lounge -- Only in designated area, equipped with effective tabletop air cleaner PUBLIC WORKS YARD AND PARKS & RECREATION BUILDINGS A. NO SMOKING AREAS 1. Restrooms 2. Hallways 3. No smoking when public is present 4. Private offices B. SMOKING AREAS 1. Employee Lounge -- Only in designated area, equipped with effective tabletop air cleaner POLICE BUILDING A. NO SMOKING AREAS 1. Communications Center 2. Private offices 3. All other areas except those specifically designated as smoking areas B. SMOKING AREAS 1. Patio area 2. Employee lounge/kitchen -- Only in designated area, equipped with effective tabletop air cleaner 3. Police vehicles -- Smokers clean up before leaving vehicle -- Will attempt to have non-smokers follow non-smokers and smokers ~ follow smokers from shift to shift :CO-OD2 COUNCI POLICY CITY OF CHULA VISTA POLICY EFFECTIVE PAGE NLIVlBER D~TE SMOKING IN NON-PUBLIC AREAS OF 840-02 1/28/86 4 of 4 CITY BUILDINGS ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NO, ]12354 DAI~U: January 28, 1986 4. ARJIS room, a glassed-in office next to the Communications Center -- This space is to be equipped with air. cleaners and shall be a smoking area only for on-duty Communication Center personnel, including the ~ Sergeant 5. Adult Interrogation Room -- In accordance with the City's Smoking Ordinance, smoking is permitted in this area when an interrogation is in progress. Smoking wi]] also be allowed in this room at all other times. This space i~--~-6 be equipped with an effective tabletop air cleaner. FIRE STATIONS A. NO SMOKING AREAS 1. All areas except apparatus floor. B. SMOKING AREAS 1. Apparatus floor in all stations CITY VEHICLES (EXCLUDING POLICE VEHICLES AND FIRE APPARATUS) A. SMOKING AREA -- If another employee present, no smoking except by mutual consent. -- Smokers clean up before leaving vehicle. WPC 1295H :CO-O0 2 EXHIBIT I DPJkFT SMOKING POLICY FOR CITY BUILDINGS (Revised October, 1985) This policy to be reviewed after six months implementation and assessed as to its effectiveness and practicality. CITY HALL A. NO SMOKING AREAS 1. Private offices 2. Desks/work stations 3. Departments 4. Restrooms 5. Hallways 6. Conference Rooms B. SMOKING AREAS 1. Employee lounge -- Only in designated area, equipped with effective tabletop air cleaner provided by City 2. Any other enclosed, unoccupied, non-public work area approved by the department head. Such areas may include conference rooms that have windows accessible to outside air. PUBLIC SERVICES BUILDING A. NO SMOKING AREAS 1. Employee restrooms 2. Hallways 3. All conference rooms 4. Desks/work stations of employees who were not permitted to smoke under previous smoking policies and of any new employees hired after 1/1/8B, including contract or temporary employees B. Departments (except at ,individual. desks/stations of current smokers, as detailed in B3 below) B. SMOKING AREAS 1. Outdoor patio 2. Employee lounge -- Only in designated area, equipped with effective tabletop air cleaner 3. Desks/work stations of employees who were permitted to smoke under previous smoking policy -- Individual, effective air purifiers as detailed in "consumer reports" or other independent testing publication must be used. Air purifiers are to be provided by the employee. -- No smoking when public present at employee desk/work station -- No smoking when other employees present at employee desk/work station -- Only the occupant of the desk/work station may smoke LIBPJ~RY A. NO SMOKING AREAS 1. Private offices 2. Desks/work stations 3. Employee restrooms 4. Conference rooms 5. Hallways B. SMOKING AREAS 1. Employee lounge -- Only in designated area, equipped with effective tabletop air cleaner PUBLIC WORKS YARD AND PARKS & RECREATION BUILDINGS A. NO SMOKING AREAS 1. Restrooms 2. Hallways $. No smoking when public is present 4. Private offices B. SMOKING AREAS 1. Employee Lounge -- Only in designated area, equipped with effective tabletop air cleaner POLICE STATION A. NO SMOKING AREAS 'l. Communications Center 2. Private offices 3. All other areas except those specifically designated as smoking areas B. SMOKING AREAS 1. Patio area 2. Employee lounge/kitchen -- Only in designated area, equipped with effective tabletop air cleaner 3. Police vehicles -- Smokers clean up before leaving vehicle -- Will attempt to have non-smokers follow non-smokers and smokers follow smokers from shift to shift 4. ARJIS room, a glassed-in office next to the Communications Center -- This space is to be equipped with air cleaners and shall be a smoking area only for on-duty Communication Center personnel, including the D~-~l~Sergeant 5. Adult Interrogation Room -- In accordance with the City's Smoking Ordinance, smoking is permitted in this area when an interrogation is in progress. Smoking will also be allowed in this room at all other times. This space i~6 be equipped with an effective tabletop air cleaner. FIRE STATIONS A. NO SMOKING AREAS 1. All areas except apparatus floor. B. SMOKING AREAS 1. Apparatus floor in all stations CITY VEHICLES {EXCLUDING POLICE VEHICLES AND FIRE APPARATUS) A. SMOKING AREA -- If another employee present, no smoking except by mutual consent. -- Smokers clean up before leaving vehicle. READ AND AGREED TO THIS /~f~L DAY OF DECEMBER, 1985. WPC 1295H EXHIBIT I DRAFT SMOKING POLICY FOR CITY BUILDINGS {Revised October, 1985) This policy to be reviewed after six months implementation and assessed as to its effectiveness and practicality. CITY HALL A. NO SMOKING AREAS 1. Private offices 2. Desks/work stations 3. Departments 4. Restrooms 5. Hallways 6. Conference Rooms B. SMOKING AREAS 1. Employee lounge -- Only in designated area, equipped with effective tabletop air cleaner provided by City 2. Any other enclosed, unoccupied, non-public work area approved by the department head. Such areas may include conference rooms that have windows accessible to outside air. PUBLIC SERVICES BUILDING A. NO SMOKING AREAS 1. Employee restrooms 2. Hallways 3. All conference rooms 4. Desks/work stations of employees who were not permitted to smoke under previous smoking policies and of any new employees hired after 1/1/85, including contract or temporary employees 5. Departments (except at individual, desks/stations of current smokers, as detailed in B3 below) B. SMOKING AREAS 1. Outdoor patio 2. Employee lounge -- Only in designated area, equipped with effective tabletop air cleaner 3. Desks/work stations of employees who were permitted to smoke under previous smoking policy -- Individual, effective air purifiers as detailed in "consumer reports"-or other independent testing publication must be used. Air purifiers are to be provided by the employee. -- No smoking when public present at employee desk/work station -- No smoking when other employees present at employee desk/work station -- Only the occupant of the desk/work station may smoke LIBRARY A. NO SMOKING AREAS 1. Private offices 2. Desks/work stations 3. Employee restrooms 4. Conference rooms 5. Hallways B. SMOKING AREAS 1. Employee lounge -- Only in designated area, equipped with effective tabletop air cleaner PUBLIC WORKS YARD AND PARKS & RECREATION BUILDINGS A. NO SMOKING AREAS 1. Restrooms 2. Hallways 3. No smoking when public is present 4. Private offices B. SMOKING AREAS 1. Employee Lounge -- Only in designated area, equipped with effective tabletop air cleaner POLICE STATION A. NO SMOKING AREAS 1. Communications Center 2. Private offices 3. All other areas except those specifically designated as smoking areas B. SMOKING AREAS 1. Patio area 2. Employee lounge/kitchen -- Only in designated area, equipped with effective tabletop air cleaner 3. Police vehicles -- Smokers clean up before leaving vehicle -- Will attempt to have non-smokers follow non-smokers and smokers follow smokers from shift to shift 4. ARJIS room, a glassed-in office next to the Communications Center -- This space is to be equipped with air cleaners and shall be a includingsmoking area the ~ Sergeant for on-duty Communication Center personnel, 5. Adult Interrogation Room -- In accordance with the City's Smoking Ordinance, smoking is permitted in this area when an interrogation is in progress. Smoking will also be allowed in this room at all other times. This space i~ be equipped with an effective tabletop air cleaner. FIRE STATIONS A. NO SMOKING AREAS 1. All areas except apparatus floor. B. SMOKING AREAS 1. Apparatus floor in all stations CITY VEHICLES (EXCLUDING POLICE VEHICLES AND FIRE APPARATUS) A. SMOKING AREA -- If another employee present, no smoking except by mutual consent. -- Smokers clean up before leaving vehicle. READ AND AGREED TO THIS ~/ DAY OF DECEMBER, 1985. WPC 1295H EXHIBIT I DRAFT SMOKING POLICY FOR CITY BUILDINGS (Revised October, 1985) This policy to be reviewed after six months implementation and assessed as to its effectiveness and practicality. CITY HALL A. NO SMOKING AREAS 1. Private offices 2. Desks/work stations 3. Departments 4. Restrooms 5. Hallways 6. Conference Rooms B. SMOKING AREAS 1. Employee lounge -- Only in designated area, equipped with effective tabletop air cleaner provided by City 2. Any other enclosed, unoccupied, non-public work area approved by the department head. Such areas may include conference rooms that have windows accessible to outside air. PUBLIC SERVICES BUILDING A. NO SMOKING AREAS 1. Employee restrooms 2. Hallways 3. All conference rooms 4. Desks/work stations of employees who were not permitted to smoke under previous smoking policies and of any new employees hired after 1/1/85, including contract or temporary employees 5. Departments (except at individual, desks/stations of current smokers, as detailed in B3 below) B. SMOKING AREAS 1. Outdoor patio 2. Employee lounge -- Only in designated area, equipped with effective tabletop air cleaner 3. Desks/work stations of employees who were permitted to smoke under previous smoking policy -- Individual, effective air purifiers as detailed in "consumer reports", or other independent testing publication must be used. Air purifiers are to be provided by the employee. -- No smoking when public present at employee desk/work station -- No smoking when other employees present at employee desk/work station -- Only the occupant of the desk/work station may smoke LIBRARY A. NO SMOKING AREAS 1. Private offices 2. Desks/work stations 3. Employee restrooms 4. Conference rooms 5. Hallways B. SMOKING AREAS 1. Employee lounge -- Only in designated area, equipped with effective tabletop air cleaner PUBLIC WORKS YARD AND PARKS & RECREATION BUILDINGS A. NO SMOKING AREAS 1. Restrooms 2. Hallways 3. No smoking when public is present 4. Private offices B. SMOKING AREAS 1. Employee Lounge .- -- Only in designated area, equipped with effective tabletop air cleaner POLICE STATION A. NO SMOKING AREAS 1. Communications Center 2. Private offices 3. Kitchen 4. All other areas except those specifically designated as smoking areas B. SMOKING AREAS 1. Patio area 2. Employee lounge -- Only in designated area, equipped with effective tabletop air cleaner 2. Police vehicles -- Smokers clean up before leaving vehicle -- Will attempt to have non-smokers follow non-smokers and smokers follow smokers from shift to shift 4. ARJIS room, a glassed-in office next to the Communications Center -- This space is to be equipped with air cleaners and shall be a smoking area only for on-duty Communication Center personnel, including the O-6~l~Sergeant 5. Adult Interrogation Room -- In accordance with the City's Smoking Ordinance, smoking is permitted in this area when an interrogation is in progress. Smoking will also be allowed in this room at all other times. This space i~ be equipped with an effective tabletop air cleaner. FIRE STATIONS A. NO SMOKING AREAS 1. All areas except apparatus floor. B. SMOKING AREAS 1. Apparatus floor in all stations CITY VEHICLES (EXCLUDING POLICE VEHICLES AND FIRE APPARATUS) A. SMOKING AREA -- If another employee present, no smoking except by mutual consent. -- Smoker~ clean up before leaving vehicle. WPC 1295H EXHIBIT I DRAFT SMOKING POLICY FOR CITY BUILDINGS (Revised October, 1985) This policy to be reviewed after six months implementation and assessed as to its effectiveness and practicality. CITY HALL A. NO SMOKING AREAS 1. Private offices 2. Desks/work stations 3. Departments 4. Restrooms 5. Hallways 6. Conference Rooms B. SMOKING AREAS 1. Employee lounge -- Only in designated area, equipped with effective tabletop air cleaner provided by City 2. Any other enclosed, unoccupied, non-public work area approved by the department head. Such areas may include conference rooms that have windows accessible to outside air. PUBLIC SERVICES BUILDING A. NO SMOKING AREAS 1. Employee restrooms 2. Hallways 3. All conference rooms 4. Desks/work stations of employees who were not permitted to smoke under previous smoking policies and of any new employees hired after 1/1/85, including contract or temporary employees 5. Departments (except at individual, desks/stations of current smokers, as detailed in B3 below) B. SMOKING AREAS 1. Outdoor patio 2. Employee lounge -- Only in designated area, equipped with effective tabletop air cleaner 3. Desks/work stations of employees who were permitted to smoke under previous smoking policy -- Individual, effective air purifiers as detailed in "consumer reports" or other independent testing publication must be used. Air purifiers are to be provided by the employee. -- No smoking when public present at employee desk/work station -- No smoking when other employees present at employee desk/work station -- Only the occupant of the desk/work station may smoke LIBRARY A. NO SMOKING AREAS 1. Private offices 2. Desks/work stations 3. Employee restrooms 4. Conference rooms 5. Hallways B. SMOKING AREAS 1. Employee lounge -- Only in designated area, equipped with effective tabletop air cleaner PUBLIC WORKS YARD AND PARKS & RECREATION BUILDINGS A. NO SMOKING AREAS 1. Restrooms 2. Hallways 3. No smoking when public is present 4. Private offices B. SMOKING AREAS 1. Employee Lounge -- Only in designated area, equipped with effective tabletop air cleaner POLICE STATION A. NO SMOKING AREAS '1. Communications Center 2. Private offices 3. All other areas except those specifically designated as smokin§ areas B. SMOKING AREAS 1. Patio area 2. Employee lounge/kitchen -- Only in designated area, equipped with effective tabletop air cleaner 3. Police vehicles -- Smokers clean up before leaving vehicle -- Will attempt to have non-smokers follow non-smokers and smokers follow smokers from shift to shift 4. ARJIS room, a glassed-in office next to the Communications Center -- This space is to be equipped with air cleaners and shall be a smoking area only for on-duty Communication Center personnel, including the D-~-~l~Sergeant 5. Adult Interrogation Room -- In accordance with the City's Smoking Ordinance, smoking is permitted in this area when an interrogation is in progress. Smoking will also be allowed in this room at all other times. This space is to be equipped with an effective tabletop air cleaner. FIRE STATIONS A. NO SMOKING AREAS 1. All areas except apparatus floor. B. SMOKING AREAS 1. Apparatus floor in all stations CITY VEHICLES (EXCLUDING POLICE VEHICLES AND FIRE APPARATUS) A. SMOKING AREA -- If another employee present, no smoking except by mutual consent. -- Smokers clean up before leaving vehicle. READ AND AGREED TO THIS .269 DAY OF DECEMBER, 1985. Some'really did clear the air of smoke and dust. ~ ~] f winter's breath is cold and cruel, at In the late 1970's, a new product came But air cleaners such as we t~stod are least it feels fresh. Not so the air along that promised to clear the air of of limited usefulness. They cannot dis- inside. As winter progresses, more and tobacco smoke, odors, dust, pollen, and pose of many serious pollutants. more dwellings suffer from an architec- other pollutants--the table-top air clean- Any claim that an air cleaner can rural furm of halitosis. Over the past dec- er. Pollenex and Ecologizer, the first pop- remove formaldehyde or other pollutant adc, the seasonal condition has been ular brands, were an immediate success, gases should be viewed with snspicion. In aggravated by homeowaess' efforts to They were soon joined by competing our own tests, none of the air cleaners keep warm air in and cold air out. models, notably the C/can Air Machines removed more than a trivial amount of Cooking, cleaning, pets, and especially from Norelco. furmaldehyde gas. Studies by Lawrence cigarette smoking add to the mia.sma. Most of those early air cleaners are still Berkeley Laboratory at the University of Heating systems kick up dust and swirl it on the market, small machines sold Callfomia have shown that reducing the about the house. In the old days, when alongside hair dryers and curling irons as level of gaseous contaminants in the air the air became unpleasant you thr~ · personal-care products." Pr'ced at $20 ~quires a much more elaborate filtration open a window until the air cleared-- or $30, they're often discounted to less system than these machines have. behavior now likely to earn you a snarl than $10. They work by using a small fan Furthermore, air cleaners apparently from whoever pays the heating bill. to pull air through a filter, aren't an effective way to deal with the But in the old days, opening the win- By proving that air cleaners could sell, health risk associated with radon gas and dow was often unnecessary because you the small fan/filter models paved the its byproducts, a problem in some paris had plenty of fresh air without trying, way for air cleaners using more expensive of the country, Lawrence Berkeley Labo- The average house was so leaky that the technologies. Some use a long-estab- ratory recently tested an array of air air within changed a couple of times an llshed method of removing particles from cleaners similar to ours and concluded hour. Today, that house, if it's been thor- air, electrostatic precipitation. Others that improving the ventilation was a bet- oughly weatherized, gets fresh air at half use a once-controversial device called ter way to remove those pollutants. the old rate: That's still adequate ventila- the negative-ion generator. (The box on If your windows can be opened and tion, but smoke and smells linger longer page 10 explains those technologies.) you can stand the chill, that may still be than they used to. Nowadays, the range of designs and the best air cleaner of all. Gontrary to While smoke and smells may be un- prices among air cleaners is wide. popular wisdom, cracking open a win- ~1 pleasant, at least they're easily perceived, dow in the dead of winter isn't akin to Other pollutants are more insidious-- HOW well do they work? shoveling dollar bills out the window. gases such as combustion byproducts Some manufacturers style their prod- With the temperature iO°F outside and from a gas range, formaldehyde from ucts "air purifiers," Many of the ma- 70° inside, opening the window a couple particle board, radon from some stone chines bear evocative names--Freshen- of inches--ventilation likely to be equiva- foundations or wells. They can become a aire, Nature Fresh, Clean Air Machine. lent to that provided by a small exhaust concern in a new house built to be tight; Advertising copy tends to promise such fan--costs no more than a few cents an in such a house, the air may be exchanged things as "the cleanest, freshest indoor air hour in lost heat. only once every two or three hours, you've ever experienced." Are air cleaners, then, completely use- These/our ,,vcr ed best '- Space. Card 2275 ~ Pollenex Ionizer 1801 ~ · ~ Norelco HBgO00 less? They, certainly don't "purify" the ~ less than 12 cubic feet per minute would air. BAt if all you want is to remove be almost useless, we think, especially if smoke or dust, some can do a creditable there was a cigarette smoker puffing job. That's what we found iii our tests 23 models, away nearby. Most effective against smoke were an . ion generator, the Energaire, and two Smoke gets in your eyes? In our first test, vee "smoked" a ciga- models that use both an ion generator The smell of tobacco smoke is perhaps rctte in the corner of the chamber and and a fan/filter system, the Bionaire 10(30 the main reason people buy an air turned on a circulating fan to speed the and the Pollenex 1801. Those models cleaner. Gettiug rid of the smell, how- uatural dispersion of the smoke. After a cleaned about 50 to 60 cubic feet of air ever, is harder than getting rid of the few minutes, we tun, ed off the fan and per minute. (That's about as much clean ~ smoke. Smoke is particulate--resins and turned on the air cleaner. A special air as a small exhaust fan would provide.) , small particles suspended in the air. instrument recorded the rate at which The next eight models in the graph also ! Although the particles are as small as smoke was removed from the test cham- cleaned air at a high enough rate to have ~1 one-hundredth of a micron (less than a ber. We let the test mn for a couple of a noticeable effect. millionth of an inch) in diameter, they hours unless the air cleaner finished the Not surprisingly, the small, inexpen- can be trapped mechanically in a filter-- job faster than that. sire air cleaners--those with a small ': or in your lungs. Our second smoke-removal test was a that draws relatively little air through a Smoke odor is a gas, and its molecules esk test. We placed the air cleaner on small, flat filter-were the least effective are too small to filter mechanically. But a table within a foot of the cigarette and at removing smoke. In the full-room test; some of the odor molecules are attached turned it on before we "smoked" the cig- some of those cleaners cleared hardly any to smoke particles, so removing the arette. We then monitored smoke levels airat all. Several did slightly better lathe smoke can reduce the smell. Measuring a 10 feet from the "desk." desk test--an expected result, since the reduction in odor xvith precision is diff,- Since the first test simulated more smoke in that test w~ cencentrated near cult, and we didu't attempt it. closely a home situation' in which a the cleaner. To measure how well the various air smoker fills a room with smoke, that test cleaners cleared smoke particles, we formed the basis of our Ratings. Eliminating dust and pollen built a test chamber the size of a typical We also calculated each model's effec- An air cleaner can catch dust and poi- room (10 by 16 feet, with an 8-foot ceil- tire cleaning rate, based on the results of lea more easily than smoke because the lng) in one of oar labs. To fill the room the first test. The graph below compares particles are much larger--up to 100 with smoke, we made a "smoking ma- how many cubic feet of clean, smoke-free microns (four-thousandths of an inch) in chine" from glass and plastic piping, with air the air cleaners produced per minute diameter. But pollen ami large dust par- a rubber bulb outside the chamber for when operating at their top speed. An air ticles are heavy enongh that they don't pttf~ng on cigarettes cleaner with an effective cleaning rate of remain airborne for long. They settle onto the floor and furnishings of'a room until air currents or people stir them up. Which machine cleans the mast air? An air cleaner can remove dust and pol- len only when they're in the air. It won't 0 tO 20 30 40 50 60 eliminate the need for dusting and vacuuming. I To many people, aithome dust is the problem, causing sneezing, wheezing, and other allergic reactions. CU's medi- cal consultants believe that a good air cleaner can be useful in treating dust allergy, especially if it's used during sleep. An air cleaner cml also help those aller- gic to mold spores. Our consultants rec- ommend a whole-house system. But if a built-in model can't be installed, one that cleans the bedroom air can help. For people allergic to pollen, however, Unlike dust and mold spores, pollen orig- inates outside the house, generally in The graph shows the "effective cleaning weather warm enough for windows to be ate n cub c tee per minute Icftu) for each air cleaner running at its highest open. An air-conditioner lets you circu- speed. Cleaning less than 12 cfm is late air without introducing p~lle~l. tho test room cleared itselt at the rate et removed dnst from the air, we placed ~! 2 cfm without any air cleaner at all. each machine in a small chamber and ~ blew in some standard fine dust re;ed in testing antomob e air cleaners. Then we turned on the air cleaner at its highest fan speed and measured how fast it reduced the dust level. In a second test, we mounted the machine in a partition 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 twecn two chambers and measured how 8 ~ /.,~-.~ ~'~ q JANUARY 1985 The manufacturers of the three leading ..w_hmh the Norelc~ HBgo00, in one ~ .FTC charged that.~be air clean6r could I brands of air cleaner have gotten into . '~.hrough b~..x, was shown uutpedorm/ng .remove ho.more than 5 percent of form- trouble over how they've advertised ~ ~s~x competing models in another box. . .~ aldehyde in the itir and no more than 15 some of their products. .:-:..~; ..c~ _.=..~. - Ads for th~ other two leading brands-- :~'~ereent of smok~ ;,~,~-..-.c !. :.~ ..:¥.-..~,~, Norelco's television coamercinls "Ecobgizerand Fol/enex--have provoked .!.~.Th~F-rchasfiled~dmilarcoinplai~t[ show, lng, a Clean Air .Machine_ clearing ' 'complaints from the Federal Trade Com. ~'gaiust. Associated Mills for claims it smoke from a small see-through box. '~mission. Again, the issue was ~vhether made for the Polli,~ier699~ another small, he, l, ped_N,o,relco .become the leading results obtained in small laboratory . 'inexpensive'air c!,e, aner. The ,,FTC says sel~er o! tame-top a~r cleaners. The prob- ~ ohambers were fairly extrapolated to the that rather than eliminating or ' re- leto with such demonstrations, however, [ ~c~.ed tionS in an actual room. The FTC ~-~-.moving most", tobacco smoke from air, is that an air cleaner good at removing ' say~ they weren't. .-_. - ' ~ ~.~- -lthemachinecan.removenoinorethan 12 smoke from a small box isn't necessarily . In addition. Rush-Hampton, erstwhile percent of the smoke in a room. good at removing smoke from an entire - manufacturer of Ecologizer air cleaners. 'Both cases have yet to be settled. room. At the-behe~ of the National had clahned that its smallest, least-expen- Meanwhile, our own ~ showed that Advertising Division of the Council of sire model could "get rid o£' formalde- the Ecologizer 97305, the Pollenex 695, Better Business Bureaus, Norelco recent- 'hyde, tobacco smoke,-dust, and pollen and othej small, inexpensive air cleaners ly agreed to modify a commercial in "under household living conditious." The arealmost nseless. ~ . much dust was transferred from a dusty dust levels than the filter did. The The noisiest were the high-rated Poi- · chamber to a clean chamber. The find- Ecologizer 97305 and the Norelco lenex 1801, an ion generator and fan/tilt- ings in that test confirmed the results of HB1900, for imstance, worked about the er hybrid, and the Pollenex 1099, essen- the first, same with and without their filter in tially the same model without the ion The air cleaners that removed dust the place. The fan apparently caused the fine generator. While those models moved a best were the Norelco HB9000 and the dust to coalesce into clumps large and lot of air on their top speed, they also Space-Card, fan/filter models whose heavy enough to settle, made about as much noise as a small vac- pleated filters have a large surface area. uum cleaner. Those two models also have a relatively /]¥]~1~ Wi~h ~[1 (11~' ¢1~(1/1~' Dirt deposits. The three ion generators strong fan, which moved a lot of dust- Effectiveness isn't the only important that don't have a fan are silent. But they laden air through the filter before the consideration in an air cleaner. We also have a problem serious enough to place dust had a chance to settle, evaluated: them at the bottom of our Ratings. Two models that were almost as good Noise. Most of the air cleaners we Though they were effective in reducing at removing dust-the Bionaire 1000 and tested have a fan, and most of those fans smoke in the air, they made the sooty the Pollenex 180I--were also top-rated can nm at more than one speed. We used particles stick to walls and other surfaces for removing smoke. In dust removal, it the highest fan setting in our smoke- and in the room. was their effective combination of fan dust-removal tests. At that setting, some i,Ve let each of those models run near a and filter, much more than their produc- air cleaners barely whispered. Others white wall for seven hours while we tion of negative ions, that made them were so noisy that they would be hard to "smoked" two packs of cigarettes. By the work so well. Ious seem to have little live with. ' end of the test, the white wall had effect on dust, .iudglng by the poor per- The Ratings show scores for the sound become distinctly off-white, evenly cov- formance of the three models tested that levels we measured. For models with ered with hard-to-remove grime. After are solely ion generators, without fans or more than one fan speed, we show a high using a fanless ion generator in a smoky filters, and low score. The best score in this test room even a short time, you might have Most of the small fan/filter models means the machine was virtually silent at to redecorate. weren't good dust-removers either, i,Ve that speed. A model with an average One of the fanless ion generators, the suspect that the fan in those models actu- score was about as noisy as a small air- Orbit, has a coarse-foam "collector" ally had more of an effect on lowering conditioner set on "low." that's supposed to attract the charged Four more fhot worked Pollenex 1099 Oster 40~-06 Seats ~30~ Se~t~ lot~izer . (also sold as Bionaire $001 CONSUMER REPORTS 9 particles removed from the air. The Orbit ~ Among the air cleaners we tested, the deposited somewhat less dirt than the Bionaire 10(X) was the best overall. It uses other txvo, but it still left enough grime to both an ion generator and a filter. It was be ob}ectinnable, quiet and effficient--and it appears very That problem is solved when an ion well made, with a sturdy metal cabinet. geoerator is combined with a fan/filter At $299, it's also the 'most expensive system~ The three hybrid air cleaners But the life of a filter depends on two model we tested. didn't dirty the wall. very variable things--how much the air Two fan/filter models, the Norelco Lemon-fresh air. About half the air cleaner is used and how dirty the air is. HBgO00 ($100) and the Space-Gard 2275 cleaners wc tested allow you to iniect a You have to iudge filter life by how dirty ($140), worked nearly as well at remov- citrus scent into the air. In those models the filter looks, hag smoke and even better at removing that weren't effective at cleaning the air, Generally, the larger and more effec- dust. The Oster electrostatic precipitator the scent at least covered up the smell of tire the filter, the more it costs. The fil- also performed quite well in removing smoke for a while. Some people may like ters for the small, inexpemive air clean- smoke, without the expense of replace- thc scent; others may consider it another ers cost about $4 to $6. Large filters may ment filters. You simply w~h its collec- form of air pollution, cost $15 to $20. tut by hand or in the dishwasher. .Several models have a "scent control" The Pollenex fSOl, at trip speed, switch that can turn off the scent if you ~¢OF1~1~O1~1~1~'[O1~$ worked about as well as the Bionaire don't want it. Some manufacturers sell The best svay to clear the air of a 1000 and is priced dt only $100. But we replacement filters with and without a smoker's lalr is to open a window a crack think few people could bear its noisy scent. A few models, noted in the Ratings, A fan in or near the window will speed high-speod operation for long. At lower give you no oho ce. the process. The heat- lost during an speeds, of course, it's less effective. The cost of cleaned air. None of the hour's airing would cost no more than a We suggest you limit your choice to air cleaners we tested used much electric- few cents, even in cold weather, the top eight models, since we judge ity. The Pollenex 1801 and 1099, at high But an air cleaner can help when open- them the only ones likely to work If speed, used the most-but even so, it was lng the window isn't feasible. If you live you've already bought one of the cheap only about os much as a 100-watt light in a house with forced-air heating, con- fan/filter models, you can turn it into a bulb. The fanless ion generators used less sider an air cleaner for your heating sys- reasonable table-top fan by throwing than one watt. Typical usage wm more tern ($300 to $400 plus imtallation) away the fi ter cartridge. We'd also avoid like 15 to 30 watts, before you consider any of these small the fanless negative-ion generators. A greater ongoing expense with most models. A built-in air cleaner would be When used to clear away smoke, they air cleaners is the cost of replacement much more effective than the models we left a coating of grime on walls and fur- filters. Manufacturers claim that filters tested, especially when the object is to nishings. And they weren't very', good at last anywhere from three to six months, relieve an allergy, reducing dust. · Fan/filter systems. Most air cleaners on filter-Many particles in the air have a ~:. athefilter.marketFans'USeabilitya fan to draw mr throughweak electrical charge, especially when years ago, negative-ion generators were to move air varies a the heating system has dried things out · sold as a miracle cure for just about any lot (in the models we tested, airflow and the air is full of static electricity. An ailment until the Food and Drug Admin- ranged from 10 to 100 cubic feet per electret filter ~es static electricity to istmtion called them quackery and halted minute), catch small charged particles that other- their sale. Some of those old devices may, The filters vary, too. Granular materi- wise would pass through. That sort of in fact, have generated harmful levels of als-activated carbon, silica gel, a propri- filter is used in .many top-rated models, the toxic gas ozone. . ' etary resin bead--are often part of the Electrostatic precipitators. Air clean- Now, the negative-ion generator has filter cartridge in an inexpensive air ers using this technology draw in air with been born again--as an air cleaner. More cleaner. Such materials are supposed to , a fan past an electrode that gives air- quackery? Our tests showed that nega- interact with and trap various gases. But borne particles a relatively strong electri- tire-ion generators can be truly effective none of the models we tested use enough cai charge. Then the air passes a collector at removing smoke. And none of the six of the material to produce much effect, plate that has the opposite electrical we tested emitted detectable ozone. Another type of filter is a web of syn- charge, to which the dust and other Negative-ion generators spew a stream thetic or glass fiber. It works like a strain- charged particles stick. . of electrons into the air, turning air mole- er, catching particles that pass through it. An electrostatic precipitator can be cules into negative ions. The ions appar- A fibrous filter can be made more effi- bought as a component to be hailt into a ently give airborne particles a negative cient by increasing its surface area-typi- forced-air heating system (a method well charge. The particles then drift to tally, by folding it into accordionlike worth considering if you want to clean grounded surfaces such as walls and ceil- pleats. A "high efficiency particulate air the air in the entire house). Manufactur- ings. where they stick. filter," or "IIEPA filter," pleated and ers such as ttone~vell and Emerson Elec- Negative-ion generators are also some- made of glass fibers, is the ultimate in tric also sell room-sized electrostatic pre- times claimed to have a beneficial effect fibrous filters: it has been nsed since cipitators similar in size and price to on people's moods. Some manufacturers World War Il to filter air in hospitals room air-conditioners. Such models have ment'o ~ the rev talizing effect of nega. and laboratories. In our tests, most mod- been armmd for years, often purchased tire ions or the refreshing negative-ion- els with pleated filters did quite well. on an allergist's prescription. New, charged air you find around waterfalls. Another way to increase the efficiency smaller models are now Coming onto the Such claims are based largely on artec- of a fibrous filier is to inctnde fibers that tnarket. We tested one from Oster and dotes and have )'et to be proven ill well- have an electrical charge: the "eleetret" fonod it worked fairly well. controlled scientific studies. Listed in order of estimated overall None was effective at removing gas- quality, based primarily on CU's tests eous pollutants such as formaldehyde. for removal of tobacco smoke from Prices are suggested retail. Discounts the air. Models with a fan were tested are generally available; + indicates at highest fan speed; effectiveness shipping is extra. would decrease at slower speeds. 2IONAIRS t000 $299(16) ION/PF 3 9x14xB in. 13 lb. ~.~ ~ (~ O/ ) ~0/40 A.B.H,I NORELCO HB90O0 I00(20) PF 3 7x16x9 8 ~ ~:~ ~-~ O/-~ 80/50 B,F EPACE.GASD 2275 140(12) HEPA 2 14x12x12 12 ~ C*~ q~ O/:~ 90/70 ' 3 OSTER 402-06 158(7) EP 2 6x14xll 8 ~ O O ~/,:~ 50/40 A,K SEARS C~.t. No.730Z 60+(10+) PF 2 5x14x11 9 0 0 0 ~/~/ 40/20 A,J POLLENEX 1099 60(15) FF 4 11x13x9 7 O O O ·/:.~ 100/30 B SEARS IONIZER Cat. NO. 7305 100+(7+) ION/FF 2 5xllx7 4 O :.'~ O ~/ )/ 30/20 B.F.H,L NORELCO H3t020 38(6) FF 2 7xTx7 3 ~ O · ~?/ 9/ 40/20 E ECOLOGIZES ao0s 100(20) FF ~ 11x13x10 9 ~ O O O/O 100/80 B M NATURE FRESH AP30Bt 45+(5+) PF 2 4x7xl! 2 ~ ~ O ~:~/ )/ 20/10 F CLEAN AIRE 3 15(41) FF 1 17x6(~] 3 ~ ~ ~ O 20 A,C ECOLOGiZeR R730S · 29(5) FF ~ 9xS[]] 2 ~ · · .~ 20 O SUNBEAM S7.2S 42(6) FF 3 8xSx7 4 · G O O/ A 40/30 O F N POLLENEX 6R9 20<Gl ~F E 7x~0~8 2 · ~ SUNBEAM S7. ~6 3~(4) FF 2 7xSx6 3 · · ~ C)/) 20/~0 ID,F.N ECOLOGIZER 3605 40(S) FF 2 8xTxg 3 · G ~ O/o 20/20 O _C~NAIR E3A 30(4) FF 2 7x7x7 3 · ~ · O/~ 30/20 D CONAIR Et 22(4) FF 1 8x5x5 2 · · · ~ 20 D ENERGAIRE 50 ION 0 9x3~] I :!~ ~.'1) ~ ~,~ -- G oR2n 7~ ~ON/C 0 ax3~] I O O · ~ -- G.J.K AMCOB FRESHEN&iRE 44 ION 0 3xBx4 2 O ~ · ~'~ _ -- CONSUMER REPORTS / ~--~2~' ~ 11 r' ~ I TO peel fresh garlic, presa'~love ~r '~;'~ with side of W de kn fe, peel slips off . ~, ' · Here's how to th cken hot sauces , .:~ In Oriental d shes Mix a little Corn ':: . 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Mo~ey-Saving Supermarke~ Tips .......................................... 188 ~ ' ' ~' CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 ?;~ i: '- . g the air---of smoke, d.ust, other irritants, plus mr fresheners and deodorizers to cope with household odors Our lastltut~ ~w, in~'s eh~ked to see Note that most cleaners--thc cxccp- · AIR CLE RS how qnic y cleaners work.-sing n ,oas are the smallest. enst,xpens ve , method comparable to the one recently units--remove a significnnt percentage ~ _ ..' ' __ . developed by the industry and expect- of pollution in a reasonably short ~ ,a. ote m..~..ets~, od to be adopted soon as standard rat- time--50 percent in about ~0 minutes ~S.~4.~]$~..a~nout to- ay '~ -- ~____.~_....~ !by T~ are underconditionsequivalenttoatightly theycompletethejob. t' ~ lithe most . closed 12' by 12' room filled with the I ~, Il popular chmce, smoke of 12 cigarettes and were The letter A, B, C, or D alongside each brand nnme on the chart indicates the lit u~ 1[~ In recent years devi~:em°ni~°~'d with a special electronic type of cleaning system, or systems, t I ns we've care- ' the unit uses. fully sealed Figures given on the chart are for a 12' · A. Electronic precipitator:. A combl- out houses, tobold in heated {or b~'12' room (144 square feet). You can nation of wires and metal lgntes, elec- co< ,d) air, save on fuel and air-cooling figure that a room about twice that size, trically energized to trap airborne pardi- costs, indoorairpollution has become a filled with the same concentration of cles, much as iron filings are attracted problem, and dozens of air-cleaning smoke, will take about twice as long. to a magnet. When a saturation level is devices have come on the reached, the plates can be market. The first, small NR CLF. A#£RS: HOW~EY COMP~RE washed by hand or in an units, some selling for ns lit- automatic dishwnsher--usu- Oe as $10, quickly proved MINI~S~ RI~0VE~.I~,RETf~ ally about once a month, inadequate. But today's BI~H~ CHARCOAL depending on the condition AND SMOKE PANTICLES* FILTRATION of the air in your home and powerful new units. MODEL* how often you turn on the equipped with efficiant filtra- 50% removal 90% removal AND PRIC£t tion systems and fans, can H0ne,flmll F56A (A) 4. 14 Yes $448 unit, The advantage of this remove thc tiniest airborne 14"w by 17"d by 19"h type of system: No replace- contaminants, and do it meat parts are necessary. Bionaire 2001 (B) $ 15 H0 $450 · B. Fiber filter and ion gan- quickly. 21" by orator: A synthetic-fiber ill- What conimnlnents do they 0s~er 4M-05 ~) ~ i~ ~ $$20 tar (which must be replaced remove? Thc units we tested. IS" by 12" Ir/ii" every 3 to 6 months, again listed on the chart at right, $co~ 8398 (A} S 25 /ns $2~ depending on yom' use of the extract solid airborne patti- 23' by r by ~' unit) is embedded with elec- cles, even those microscop- ic, most-difficult-to*remove Bionaire 1000 {B} 11 37 fin $300 trostatic charges xhat attract ones like smoke--in fact we 13' by I" by 8' airborne particles. At the same time, nn ion generator tested their speed of opera* Sean ~320 (A) 12 $~ Yes $1~0 sends into the room neon* tion with cigarette smoke. 21' by lt' by ~' tively chnrged .molecules Other irritants the cleaners Norelco HB 9000 (C) I~ ~2 Yes MOO that, colliding with airborne can deal with--to the relief !~" by I' by ~' particles, pulls them out of those with allergies or Pulioner22Oi(D) 20 ~ Yes $220 theairtosettleoatheroom's respiratory ailments--are ii' by ~0' Iq 4' surfaces--walls, floor, fur* dust, soot, ragweed, pollens, i0mlco C~,-,~ 00 21 M ~ $170 n some cleaners mold spores, tint, hair, in- 1g-by 10' by4" eluding pet hair, angora and other kinds of fibers found in Os'tar 402-0~ {M 25 ~ Yes $173 po~oe 194 clothing. Bionaire 500 (B) 27 8~ No $15~ Charcoal filters incorporated 1 in most of the cleaners also help remove household Sears 7302 (C} 32 101 odors--from cooking, to- bacco, pets, etc.--but are Norelco HB 1920 (C) 1&t ilo Yes $ 40 only moderately successful in this regard. (For other gconalrf~ (C) ways to cope with odors in 8" II,/7' by 1" ' Floor models--mo~t hove o the home, sca page 194). ,,: . 'Seem~ ...... ~ ~ '* larger clennin~ capacity. _ · ONE SPECIAL MOMENT continued from in~e 121' the last minute and it ~ too reach you. He send ~ "Thank you.*'. C. Fiber g ~hrongh her. 'You're ~y kind.'~ He · O. Electronic ... ~ looked down at her face. Seconds , .r_ passed as he hesitated. Then he clea~d Where I~ buy? Department stores his throat and asked, "May I join .-~ At this lime, there are ' home centers, small-applianea outlets I could use a drink.'* in~s for denning calmeRy. But to deter- nil carry nh' cleaners. The Honeywell "Yes, of course.** Bu ' mine the maximum room size in terms model listed on our cheil is mainly sold ly conscious of his sinking down beside' offloorarenthatany ofthaclcanerswe through heating and air-cooditiouing her. Her whole world seemed to have checked can handle adequately, divide contractors, been pressed fiat and lifeless in a matter. · . ·.. of seconds. it''ow" ^ waiter came. drinks. When he began to TO COPE barely answered, unable to shake her desolation. And ~ her W-ITH HOUSEHOLD ODORS came she accepted it blindly, dering why it was there. Suddenly she was an~T A checklist of problems-- How long was she gang to ict and the products that can solve them manipulate her emotions like this? tarnished her self-image. Since it isn't always possible to simply for four to eight weeks. These come in Sitting there, her fucc I~:ame throw open the windows when the several forms. There are cylinders-- yet she had to face the fan~s. She house is filled with cooking or other you raise an outer cover to expose the crazy about ndors, there are products on the masket ge!orpaper nsids(RonuzitAdjustable, His kisses sent her bean that cope with them in other ways. Glade Solid, Wizard Solid, or--made away. Here, a few basic facts about air fresh- with paper--Twice as Fresh); decors- ~ nddenly conscious of being chefs and deodorizers, followed by a fivcshapasyouunwrapandplaceinthc ~she turned her head and brief ~uide to which kind works best room (Pretty as n Picture, Sparklers); wanly at her companion. when. solid deodorizer blocks you hang in the i'm tcrrthle company right now. ! guess Odors in the home fall into two basic closet (£xccll). l'm a little--down." categories--those that arc overwhelm* "! understand.'* His face was lng (some cookin$ odors, tobacco Sper~nlly d~siL, ned for the bathroom arc tic. smoke) and' require immediate atten* a toilet*tissne holder (Spin-Fresh) that Looking at it for thc rust tion with an aerosol, and others ("back* contains air-freshener gel, and toilet* was faintly surprised to sec that it was a ground*' odors like mildew) that are bowl fresbeners (Be*fresh, Exccll). For very nice face. He*s very personable best treated on a continual basis with a odors caused by mold and mildew in she thou§hr. And he seems kind. solid product, thc bathroom (or any room), usc a should be glad he showed up; it would spray disinfectant (Lysol Spray, Nuts* have been awful to walk out of Air freshener or deodorizer? Whatever cry Fresh), which removes the odor alone. the odor you're dealing with, an air immediately, also controls spread of Now he said, freshener (aerosol or solid) will mask it, thc mold and mfidcw that caused it. think I get thc whole pictm~.** Hc took in much the way simmering spices in a a gulp of his drink almost pan of water (thc oid*fashioned moth- Cm*p~ odors~from 'pets, smoke, mil* "Who said ~ nd) will. Deodorizers, on thc other dcwmcan be vacuumed away with a needs it?*' hand, whether aerosol or solid, have carpet deodorizer in powder form (Wiz* She was astonished and ~ in~edients that react with the odors an:l, Carpet Fresh, Love My Carpet, straighter,"How qnecryou shouldsey, and actually neutralize them rather Arm & Hammer,. Glamorene Rug that." she said. "I was just thinking the same thing. She was silent, then add- , ~ion with cigarette ed timidly. "Is some ~'l making you' ' F~Dther irritants the cleatmm #nml~ lin 9000 (1~) upholster~ feel like that?" C~an deal with~to the relief l~" by ~' by l' :h air and fabric aero- He lcan~d forward, tc_~_____re°f those with allergies or I~11e1~2201 {~) Fabric "She's an actress with an · ~oust, sour, Weed, po ns,~sP"rat°ryrngm'm'ents'lleare 1," ~ 10' by 4' These sprays go way company #0talc,0 CAM-~ {~ to be brushed or He added stonily, temoid spores, lint, hair, in- W' ~ 10" Irt 4' pot fabrics, ous. She gives me fits.** Wclnding pet hair, angora and ' ' "Charles other kinds of fibers found in 0sh~r402-06 (~ 2~-garlic, onions in- surprised that the words had tumbled ~ clothing. 13' by 11' by 6' prevented or con- out of her so easily, but she felt better, Bionaire 500 (s) ~ened box of baking "How well do you - Charcoal tilters incorporated 11" Ir/7' by 5" rock shelf, or use one "Hardly at all. it*s a big in most of the cleaners also with acti- They gazed at each other ~ remove household Sear~ 7302 {C) ly. Then both of them were lost odors--from cooking, to- 1~" by 11" by 4' - revelations. His girl's name was bacon, pets, etc.--but are II0mlco HR 1~2~ {C} ll,~4mge pails there ate for, and she and Charles, only moderately successful 7" by~'by 7° products you hang pared, seemed to be in this regard. (For other r, on~rE3A{C} 2~u:e (Exoell). goal-oriented people whose ways to cope with odors in 8' by 7' by ~' ' . ,~ sorption in their own career thehome, see pnge194). :. 'See~e~ ~. : .~- them oblivious to the huns -- .' inflicted. They Inkers, not. -