METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AND REMOVING AIRBORNE IMPURITIES WITHIN AN ENCLOSED CHAMBER

1 . An apparatus for detecting and removing airborne impurities within an enclosed chamber, comprising:

a chamber housing;

an opening in the chamber housing for introducing airborne impurities;

a meter for detecting airborne impurities within the chamber housing; and

at least one air cleaner located within the chamber housing for removal of airborne impurities.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the airborne impurities contain at least some amount of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the meter is a VOC meter.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a probe connected to the meter at a first end and coupled to the chamber housing at a second end.

5 . The apparatus of claim 4 , further comprising a probe aperture in the chamber housing.

6 . The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the probe aperture further comprises a sealing means which provides a substantially air-tight seal between the probe and the probe aperture.

7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the meter for detecting airborne impurities is located within the chamber housing.

8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the chamber housing is substantially transparent.

9 . A method for detecting and removing airborne impurities within an enclosed chamber, comprising:

providing a chamber housing;

providing an opening in the chamber housing for introducing airborne impurities;

providing a meter for detecting airborne impurities within the chamber housing; and

providing at least one air cleaner located within the chamber housing for removal of airborne impurities.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the airborne impurities contain at least some amount of VOCs.

11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the meter is a VOC meter.

12 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising connecting a probe to the meter at a first end and coupling the probe to the chamber housing at a second end.

13 . The method of claim 12 , further providing a probe aperture in the chamber housing.

14 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising inserting at least a portion of the probe into the probe aperture wherein, the probe aperture is provided with a sealing means which creates a substantially air-tight seal between the probe and the probe aperture.

15 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the meter for detecting airborne impurities is located within the chamber housing.

16 . The method of claim 9 , wherein providing a chamber housing comprises providing a substantially transparent chamber housing.

17 . A method for detecting and removing airborne impurities within an enclosed chamber, the method comprising:

introducing airborne impurities into a chamber housing;

operating at least one air cleaner within the chamber housing; and

providing a visual representation of the airborne impurity level within the chamber housing.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the airborne impurities contain at least some amount of VOCs.

19 . The method of claim 17 , wherein providing a visual representation of the airborne impurity level within the chamber housing comprises the steps of:

detecting an airborne impurity level with a meter; and

displaying a substantially real time airborne impurity level condition within the chamber housing.

20 . The method of claim 17 , wherein providing a visual representation of the airborne impurity level within the chamber housing comprises the steps of:

detecting an initial and a final airborne impurity level with the meter; and

displaying a substantially average airborne impurity level condition within the chamber housing.

21 . The method of claim 19 or claim 20 , wherein the meter is a VOC meter.

22 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the air cleaner is operated after the meter detects a high level of airborne impurities within the chamber housing.