Radic8: Sterilizing Indoor Air with Photocatalytic Oxidation Technology

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Radic8: Sterilizing Indoor Air with Photocatalytic Oxidation Technology

When we think of air pollution, it probably evokes the scenes restricted to giant industrial smokestacks, thousands of cars in gridlock traffic, or acid rain devastating the vegetation. In fact, it’s easier to believe that the air quality outside is worse than the air quality inside. But the truth however is a bitter fact. According to the U.S’ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the levels of indoor air pollutants are often two to five times higher than the outdoor levels, which make the lives more unsafe under the roofs. So was for Richard Greenwood’s (CEO, Radic8) family back in 2012, when his father was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - a lung disease characterized by chronic obstruction of the lung’s airflow and hindering normal breathing....