World dust has doubled!
What we've been hearing at airpurifiers.com for years has been scientifically documented — airborne dust doubled worldwide in the 20th century. There's a scientific reason it seems like we can't get rid of the dust in our homes. Droughts, desertification in Africa (habitable land turning into desert), climate change, loss of forests, urbanization — in general, human activity — has resulted in a doubling of airborne dust.
The New York Times recently reported this phenomenon based on research from the Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Journal which has studied the issue as a worldwide phenomenon. Even the oceans are affected.
Oddly, cleaning is one of the primary sources of household dust. Settled dust becomes airborne when we clean. Cooking is the second source and movement through the house is the third. Wood-burning fireplaces are also a big source of particulate.
Even if you clean often, dust settles on everything. The problem for our lungs is that every step or movement taken in a house or office disturbs the tiny particles (dirt, soot, skin, pollens, dust etc) and they flail around in the air.
We're asked nearly every day if there's an air purifier that will eliminate the need for household dusting. We wish there were! You still have to dust, but you should have an air purifier running on high while you are vacuuming and dusting because everything becomes airborne.
You have to change those pre-filters regularly too because they get the dust!
Use of a HEPA vacuum cleaner, HEPA air purifiers, and wet cloth cleaning will help reduce the dust.
IQAir air purifiers and Blueair air purifiers are very good for dust removal.
http://www.airpurifiers.com/products/iqair/
http://www.airpurifiers.com/products/blueair/
