What is dangerous for household dust?
Last reviewed: 16.10.2021
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German scientists conducted a study to find out how much dust settles on every square meter of German apartments. It turned out that, on average, three grams per day. But this is in Europe, and in Ukraine, due to the nature of the soil, dust generation is much higher. In addition, the amount of dust depends on the age of the building - the older it is, the more dust.
Of course, mankind has learned to deal with dust, for this, and invented vacuum cleaners, but to vacuum several times a week, their home will not be everyone. But to create one separately taken dust collector in the form of a carpet or carpet can anyone.
In urban apartments, in comparison with the village houses, there is less dust. But it is much more harmful to health. City dust absorbs salts of lead and cadmium, falling from the exhaust pipes of cars and factory pipes.
In addition to harmful chemistry, various harmful microorganisms live in the dust, the most dangerous of which are dust mites. Without regular cleaning, they multiply in geometric progression. We practically live in an environment filled with waste of their vital activity, which is especially bad for allergy sufferers and asthmatics.