{"id":14407,"date":"2024-01-17T07:41:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T06:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myhome.at\/?p=14407"},"modified":"2024-01-11T08:44:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T07:44:14","slug":"fine-dust-how-can-i-protect-my-home-from-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myhome.at\/en\/fine-dust-how-can-i-protect-my-home-from-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Particulate matter: how can I protect my home from it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How can I protect my home from particulate matter?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

It is invisible to our eyes, but extremely dangerous. After all, particulate matter is considered one of the most dangerous pollutants and can lead to a variety of illnesses. It can never be completely avoided – but there are some measures you can take to protect yourself from particulate matter.<\/p>\n\n

We generally associate particulate matter with industrial sites, coal-fired power plants or large cities with very high traffic volumes. However, many people are not really aware that the danger of particulate matter also lurks within their own four walls. The exposure indoors can be up to five times higher than outdoors – regardless of whether it is a public building or your own home.<\/p>\n\n

What is particulate matter and how does it get into our homes?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n

Particulate matter – also known as PM10 <\/sub>– is a mixture of tiny dust particles with a diameter of 0.1 \u03bcm (micrometers) that cannot be seen with the naked eye. This means that 100 of the largest fine dust particles fit next to each other on one millimeter. Even though it is primarily caused by road traffic, industry and agriculture, it can easily get into our homes through cracks in the wall, brittle seals, open doors and windows and through our clothes.<\/p>\n\n

While the wind disperses the fine dust outside and the rain washes it out in a figurative sense, these natural protective factors are missing at home.<\/p>\n\n

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Leaky windows and doors welcome fine dust into the home. Photo: Pexels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

How to protect yourself from fine dust indoors<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n

In theory, it sounds simple when it says: Try to keep the concentration of particulate matter at home as low as possible. In practice, there are a few things to follow to make this work. Namely:<\/p>\n\n