Why Boats and RVs
Need a Different
Approach
Why Boats and RVs
Need a Different
Approach

Indoor air quality research shows that cabins
and RVs trap air differently than a home. With
limited ventilation, VOCs, particles, and
biological contaminants can build up and stick
around much longer.

That’s why enclosed spaces develop stale,
musty air so easily.
Indoor air quality research shows that
cabins and RVs trap air differently
than a home. With limited ventilation,
VOCs, particles, and biological
contaminants can build up and stick
around much longer.

That’s why enclosed spaces develop
stale, musty air so easily.

Treating Air
at the Source
Gives Better Results
Treating Air at the Source
Gives Better Results

Treating air at the source = better results

Instead of trying to clean the air after it spreads through
the cabin, research suggests it’s more effective to treat it
while it’s still moving through the A/C system.

In-duct ionization introduces charged particles into the
airflow, which can reduce certain airborne compounds
before they reach the living space. If the air is treated
inside the system, every vent delivers cleaner air.
Instead of trying to clean the air after it
spreads through the cabin, research suggests it’s more effective to treat it while it’s still
moving through the A/C system.

In-duct ionization introduces charged
particles into the airflow, which can reduce certain airborne compounds before they
reach the living space. If the air is treated
inside the system, every vent delivers cleaner
air.

How Ionization
Interacts with
Airborne
Contaminants
How Ionization
Interacts with
Airborne
Contaminants

Research on ionization technologies, including those
similar to what AIRLOCK employs, has examined how ions
influence airborne microbial particles, odors, and
particulate matter.

Studies of needle point bipolar ionization devices show
they can reduce airborne bacteria and viruses while also
lowering the number of particles suspended in the air
under controlled conditions.
Research on ionization technologies, including those similar to what AIRLOCK employs, has examined how ions influence airborne microbial particles, odors, and particulate matter.

Studies of needle point bipolar ionization devices show they can reduce airborne bacteria and viruses while also lowering the number of particles suspended in the air under controlled conditions.

Ion Technology Reduce
Particle Levels in
Poorly Ventilated Air
Ion Technology Reduce
Particle Levels in
Poorly Ventilated Air

Independent research on corona and bipolar ion
generation has reported measurable improvements in
indoor air quality under certain conditions.

In controlled test-chamber experiments, ionized air
increased particle decay rates by 10–30%, especially in
poorly ventilated environments.

In other words, ionization can help lower airborne particle
concentration when used as part of an air treatment
system.
Independent research on corona and bipolar ion generation has reported measurable improvements in indoor air quality under certain conditions.

In controlled test-chamber experiments, ionized air increased particle decay rates by 10–30%, especially in poorly ventilated environments.

In other words, ionization can help lower airborne particle concentration when used as part of an air treatment system.

Air Ions Influence
Biological
Contaminants
Air Ions Influence
Biological
Contaminants

Airborne biological particles like fungal spores and other
microbes are a major part of indoor air pollution, especially
in enclosed spaces. Some studies on negative air ions
found that ion exposure can slow the growth and spore
production of common fungi, suggesting ionization may
help disrupt how these microorganisms spread through
the air over time.
Airborne biological particles like fungal spores and other microbes are a major part of indoor air pollution, especially in enclosed spaces. Some studies on negative air ions found that ion exposure can slow the growth and spore production of common fungi, suggesting ionization may help disrupt how these microorganisms spread through the air over time.