What are airborne particles?
Airborne particles include smoke, smog, bacteria, household dust, pet dander, mold spores, dust mite debris, and pollen. These particles range in size between 0.3 to 100 microns. Considering that the average diamteter of a human hair is 50 microns, these particles are so small that most pass right through ordinary furnace filters right back into the air in your home. What are microscopic particles? Microparticles are the smaller particles in the air that are between 0.3 and 1.0 micron and include fine dust, smoke, smog, bacteria and some pet dander and pollen particles. What are dust particles? Dust particles are made up of a wide variety of things including dead skin from humans and pets, finely ground plant and insect parts, minute particles of sand and soil, and fabric fibers from clothes, carpets, and upholstery. Dust typically accumulates in carpets, on horizontal surfaces, computer and TV screens, and sometimes clumps into dirty balls of fabric fibers, aslo known as “dust bunnies
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