5 Ways to Reduce Indoor Dust and Protect Your Health From PM 2.5 Before It's Too Late
Ways to reduce indoor dust and protect your health from PM 2.5 before it's too late!! These days, no matter where you are, you cannot escape the problem of dust and air pollution. The fine dust — or toxic PM 2.5 dust — that blankets Bangkok, its surrounding metropolitan area, and various industrial provinces has now reached levels in many areas that are beginning to affect health. Of course, the basic preventive measure is to wear an N95 face mask when outdoors — but having to wear a mask even while at home seems a bit much, since surely no one wants to wear a face mask all the time.
So today, Sanyawit would like to present 5 genuinely effective ways to reduce indoor dust.
Follow these and you really can reduce dust — because clean, fresh, and safe air starts right here at home.
How to Reduce PM 2.5 Dust in the Home
- Close doors and windows tightly
During periods when dust blankets the whole city like this, while inside the house or building you should close the doors and windows tightly to keep dust from blowing in. For homes with air conditioning, set the air conditioner to recirculate indoor air rather than drawing air from outside, and clean the air-filtration system regularly. For homes using fans, blow the air down across a water surface first, which is another way to help reduce dust.
- Clean the house regularly
You should also clean the house regularly and consistently — dirt, dust, and mold on ceilings and walls alike — using a well-wrung damp cloth or a mop to wipe down household items and floors, which is preferable. Try to avoid using a vacuum cleaner, because vacuuming causes dust to disperse even more.
- Avoid activities that generate dust and smoke
If you don't want indoor dust and smoke to build up, avoid activities that produce smoke or dust, such as grilling, cooking on a charcoal stove, lighting incense and candles, burning waste, and smoking cigarettes.
- Grow plants indoors
Growing plants indoors is another way to help reduce indoor air pollution — for example, lady palm, peace lily, English ivy, Ixora, and Chinese evergreen. However, you should research each type of plant carefully before growing it, as some plants can be harmful to young children and pets. Growing plants indoors also has another benefit: watering them frequently helps reduce dust and adds humidity to the air.
- Use the HCU contamination-control air purifier
And the most important method, not to be overlooked, is to find a means of filtering clean air inside the home — to quickly reduce airborne dust while circulating and ventilating the air indoors, keeping it clean and fresh at all times.
The HCU by Sanyawit is considered the highest-performance air purifier available today, capable of filtering out pollution, PM 2.5 dust, pathogens, bacteria, dirt, and the various tiny particles mixed into the air — completely. As an air purifier fitted with a HEPA Filter at the grade of leading hospitals, you can be confident that the air passing through the HCU air purifier will be clean and pure, far removed from contaminants — guaranteed by our experience installing clean-air systems in leading hospitals, clinics, and healthcare facilities nationwide, meeting every clean-air need in a single unit.
As you can see, none of these methods is at all complicated. As long as your home has a standard-grade air filtration aid, paired with regular cleaning and a few small adjustments to the surroundings of your home, the dust problem that troubles you will surely diminish — and you'll also better reduce the risk of the serious diseases that come with air pollution. Once you've read this, try putting it into practice in your own home.
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