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A technique that designers at top air purifier manufacturers are utilizing is to combine various kinds of filters or air treatment technologies into a single purifier. In some cases the simple strategy of including a pre-filter helps by collecting the bigger particles before they get to the HEPA filter effectively stretching out the life of the filter. Another useful design is to place an activated carbon filter in combination with a HEPA air filter. As the HEPA filtration system traps most of the particulates, the carbon filtration system aids to absorb and neutralize the smaller gaseous toxins and odor causing compounds that the HEPA filter won’t trap.When it comes to tackling living contaminents, there are a couple options. Some HEPA filters use chemicals that are laced into the filter to kill trapped pathogens. The other option is a HEPA air purifier that uses a UV light inside to mutate the DNA of the pathogen which makes them incapable of reproduction. When viruses and bacteria can’t reproduce they are virtually harmless to humans.