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http://dx.doi.org/10.11629/jpaar.2018.14.2.025

Size distributions of suspended fine particles during cleaning in an office  

Ji, Jun-Ho (EcoPictures Co. Ltd.)
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Particle and aerosol research / v.14, no.2, 2018 , pp. 25-33 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, the concentration of fine indoor dust and the size distribution of fine indoor dust were analyzed by measuring the dust generated during the cleaning process of an indoor office. We measured $PM_{10}$, $PM_{2.5}$, and $PM_{1.0}$ and analyzed the size distributions of dust larger than $0.3{\mu}m$ in diameter during cleaning. The results showed that the concentration of $PM_{10}$ increased rapidly during cleaning, however $PM_{1.0}$ did not increase. Before cleaning with a broom, the fine dust concentration was about $50{\mu}g/m^3$, but increased to about $400{\mu}g/m^3$ as cleaning progressed. In the case of indoor cleaning with a vacuum cleaner, the concentration of $PM_{10}$ increased during the cleaning process and the increase of $PM_{2.5}$ was relatively small. $PM_{1.0}$ did not increase as in the case of cleaning the broom.
Keywords
indoor cleaning; broom; vacuum cleaner; $PM_{10}$; $PM_{2.5}$; $PM_{1.0}$;
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