{"id":28778,"date":"2024-03-29T20:18:24","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T19:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/pm25-particulate-matter\/"},"modified":"2024-06-01T15:24:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T14:24:03","slug":"pm25-particulate-matter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/en\/indoor-toxicity\/pm25-particulate-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"PM25: PARTICULATE MATTER"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"28778\" class=\"elementor elementor-28778 elementor-6049\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8e35d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8e35d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae384b8\" data-id=\"ae384b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-610f764 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"610f764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PM25: PARTICULATE MATTER<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f2adfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f2adfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>PM2.5 fine dust affects health more than any pollutant. Despite this, it is common in cities and inside homes and offices.<\/p><p>These are ultrafine particles (2.5 microns in diameter or less) that are a mixture of organic and inorganic substances of all kinds. Their small size allows them to reach the pulmonary alveoli.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-669ab65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"669ab65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/polvo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33355\" alt=\"polvo en casa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/polvo.jpg 845w, https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/polvo-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/polvo-768x398.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16cf90f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16cf90f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to causing allergies and respiratory diseases, particulate matter also causes cardiovascular ailments and lung cancer, <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iarc.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/pr221_E.pdf\">declared carcinogenic by the WHO in 2013<\/a>.<\/p><p>Science has identified that high and prolonged exposures to fine particulate matter increase long-term mortality in the population, hence the importance of keeping it at bay.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a0372e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a0372e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHERE IS PM25 LOCATED?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-277d840 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"277d840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Outdoors<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d4dfec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d4dfec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Public administrations only report coarser particulate matter PM10 (10 microns) which is less hazardous, but the presence of PM25 outdoors is very common. The main sources are:<\/p><ul><li>Combustion of diesel vehicles.<\/li><li>Energy combustion in factories and homes.<\/li><li>Forest fires.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0652207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0652207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fuentes-externas-de-pm25.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16937\" alt=\"Fuentes exteriores de particulas finas\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fuentes-externas-de-pm25.jpg 845w, https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fuentes-externas-de-pm25-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fuentes-externas-de-pm25-768x398.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fuentes-externas-de-pm25-705x365.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fuentes-externas-de-pm25-450x233.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b85879c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b85879c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Indoors<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e0dd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2e0dd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ultra-fine material from outside is hardly deposited after entering and can remain in the indoor air for hours or days.<\/p><p>In addition to these particles, there is dust from people rubbing against carpets, rugs, upholstered furniture, textiles and the like.<\/p><p>Then there are also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/en\/indoor-toxicity\/fungi\/\">mould spores<\/a>, dust mites and other indoor sources: household appliances and electronic devices, cleaning products, paints, perfumes, air fresheners, household pesticides, etc.<\/p><p>The most serious situation occurs in offices or homes using laser printers. Here the particulate matter is even finer, in the nanoparticle range, and includes substances that can be very critical: heavy metals such as nickel, mercury, lead or copper and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/en\/indoor-toxicity\/voc-volatile-organic-compounds\/\">VOCs<\/a> such as benzene.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34dc8d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34dc8d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/impresora-laser.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16951\" alt=\"Impresora l\u00e1ser\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/impresora-laser.jpg 845w, https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/impresora-laser-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/impresora-laser-768x337.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/impresora-laser-705x310.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/impresora-laser-450x198.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbe8ea8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbe8ea8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HOW TO PREVENT FINE PARTICLES<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93dd97b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93dd97b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Outdoors, it is difficult to avoid exposure to PM25, as public administrations are reacting slowly so as not to affect the economy.<\/p><p>It is recommended to avoid intense physical activity during pollution episodes and always try to do it away from busy streets.<\/p><p>Indoors it is recommended:<\/p><ul><li>Avoid excessive textiles: carpets, rugs, stuffed animals, upholstered furniture. &#8230;.<\/li><li>Use stove hoods for cooking.<\/li><li>Care with chimneys and boilers: avoid the release of combustion gases into the interior.<\/li><li>In homes located on busy streets, ventilate the house outside peak hours.<\/li><li>Install ventilation systems with filters for fine particles.<\/li><li>Wipe off dust with wet cloths.<\/li><li>Vacuum dust with special filters for fine particles: HEPA, ULPA or class S.<\/li><li>If there are sensitive people, use air purifiers with HEPA filters.<\/li><li>In homes, avoid laser printers.<\/li><li>In offices, install nanoparticle filters on printers.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b80a44b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b80a44b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/aspiradora.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16948\" alt=\"aspirando polvo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/aspiradora.jpg 845w, https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/aspiradora-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/aspiradora-768x491.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/aspiradora-705x451.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/aspiradora-450x288.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cd7bc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2cd7bc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FINE DUST ANALYSIS<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a23bc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a23bc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The WHO sets outdoors limit values for fine particulate matter PM2.5 (<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.who.int\/iris\/bitstream\/handle\/10665\/69478\/WHO_SDE_PHE_OEH_06.02_spa.pdf;jsessionid=452F47D049DF83395A79FAC9358FE935?sequence=1\">WHO guideline<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>10 \u03bcg\/m3 annual average.<br>25 \u03bcg\/m3 24h average.<\/p>\n<p>Indoors, the target values should be stricter, as we generally spend there 80-90% of our time.<\/p>\n<p>In case of respiratory or coronary disease, it is also advisable to carry out particulate matter analyses in the home. They can identify whether it contains <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/en\/indoor-toxicity\/heavy-metals\/\">heavy metals<\/a> or other hazardous contaminants. If this is the case, the source should be traced because of its serious toxicity and eliminated.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6edfd08\" data-id=\"6edfd08\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba84724 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"ba84724\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"29097\" class=\"elementor elementor-29097 elementor-25931 elementor-25931\" 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elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"886b3ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;i class=\\&quot;fas fa-caret-down\\&quot; aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/i&gt;&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;}}\" data-widget_type=\"nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Menu\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu--main elementor-nav-menu__container elementor-nav-menu--layout-vertical e--pointer-none\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-1-886b3ad\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28976\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/en\/indoor-toxicity\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">INDOOR AIR POLLUTANTS<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28977\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/en\/indoor-toxicity\/dust-mites\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">MITES<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28978\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/en\/indoor-toxicity\/sbestos-measurement\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">ASBESTOS<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28979\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/en\/indoor-toxicity\/voc-volatile-organic-compounds\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">VOC<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28980\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/en\/indoor-toxicity\/carbon-dioxide\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">CARBON DIOXIDE<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28981\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/en\/indoor-toxicity\/nitrogen-dioxide\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">NITROGEN DIOXIDE<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28982\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/en\/indoor-toxicity\/formaldehyde\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">FORMALDEHYDE<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28983\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/en\/indoor-toxicity\/radon-gas-measurement\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">RADON GAS<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28984\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/en\/indoor-toxicity\/pm25-particulate-matter\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">PM25: PARTICULATE MATTER<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28985\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/en\/indoor-toxicity\/heavy-metals\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">HEAVY METALS<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28986\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/en\/indoor-toxicity\/fungi\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">MOLD<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-886b3ad\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28976\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/en\/indoor-toxicity\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">INDOOR AIR POLLUTANTS<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28977\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/en\/indoor-toxicity\/dust-mites\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">MITES<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-28978\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carlessuria.com\/en\/indoor-toxicity\/sbestos-measurement\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" 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