Welcome to the Pure Pet Air Research Hub. This is a live repository for the technical standards, safety audits, and environmental calculators required to maintain a sentinel-safe home for birds and small mammals.
Research Philosophy: We bridge the gap between human HVAC standards and avian/small mammal physiology. Every tool and article here is cross-referenced against 2026 CARB (California Air Resources Board) data and UL 2998 Zero-Ozone standards.
🛠️ The Sentinel Tools (Interactive)
1. The 2-Minute Bird Room Safety Audit
An interactive checklist to identify “Hidden Hazards” like ozone-leaking ionizers, placement drafts, and saturated filters.
- Status: Live & Updated for 2026
2. [Small Pet Air-Exchange Calculator]
Coming Soon: Input your room dimensions and species count to determine your required CADR (Clean Air Delivery Rate) for 5x air changes per hour.
🛡️ Global Safety Registries
Our verified lists of hardware that passes the “Pet-Safe” test.
The 2026 Zero-Ozone Registry
The definitive list of air purifiers verified as Mechanical-Only or UL 2998 Validated. This registry includes the “No-Fly List” of units known to emit respiratory irritants.
🧬 Foundations of Environmental Health
The core science behind our recommendations.
- [Anatomy of Vulnerability: Small Pets as Sentinels]Why ground-level living makes rabbits and guinea pigs uniquely sensitive to particulate “spikes.”
- [The Avian Respiratory Crisis: Ozone & Air Sacs]A deep dive into unidirectional airflow and why $O_3$ is a neurotoxin for parrots.
- [VOCs & The “New Cage” Smell]Understanding off-gassing from plastics, paint, and kiln-dried wood in animal environments.
📊 2026 Technical Glossary
Key terms every pet-parent researcher should know.
- CADR: Clean Air Delivery Rate. How fast a unit cleans a specific room size.
- H13 True HEPA: Medical-grade filtration that captures 99.97% of particles down to 0.3 microns.
- Ammonia Loading: The point at which carbon filters become saturated by nitrogenous waste (litter/droppings).
- PM2.5: Fine particulate matter (like hay dust or powder down) that can enter the bloodstream.