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H O W E L E C T R O N IC A IR C L E A N IN G W O R K S
A w o r d a b o u t
p a r t ic le s iz e
T h e p a rtic le s re m o v e d b y th e e le c tro n ic a ir
c le a n e r te n d to b e v e ry s m a ll— le s s th a n 10
m ic ro n s . B u t w h a t is a 10 m ic ro n p a rtic le ? T h e
e y e o f an a v e ra g e s iz e s e w in g n e e d le is a b o u t
7 5 0 m ic ro n s a c ro s s , a n d th e d o t in th e
w o rd m ic ro n is a b o u t 4 0 0 m ic ro n s . G e n e ra lly ,
p a rtic le s s m a lle r th a n 10 m ic ro n s ca n b e se e n
o n ly w ith a m ic ro s c o p e , e x c e p t in v e ry la rg e
c o n c e n tra tio n s , s u c h as a p u ff o f s m o k e . Y o u r
e le c tro n ic a ir c le a n e r c a n re m o v e e v e n s m a lle r
p a rtic le s th a t c a n b e s e e n o n ly w ith an e le c tro n
m ic ro s c o p e .
A lth o u g h p a rtic le s 1 m ic ro n a n d s m a lle r m a k e
up o n ly a b o u t 2 0 p e rc e n t o f th e to ta l
p a rtic le s in u n filte re d a ir, th e y a c c o u n t f o r o v e r
9 9 p e rc e n t o f th e
B e c a u s e th e y a re s o tin y , th e s e p a rtic le s te n d to
re m a in s u s p e n d e d in th e a ir u n le s s th e y c o llid e
w ith a s o lid s u rfa c e . T h e n th e y a tta c h by
m o le c u la r a d h e s io n a n d s tic k like g lu e , s ta in in g
w a lls a n d fu rn itu re a n d c o a tin g y o u r a ir c o n d i­
tio n in g c o ils . A n d o f c o u rs e , s o m e o f th e s e
p a rtic le s c a n c a u s e a lle rg ic re a c tio n s o r s im p ly
m a k e th e e n v iro n m e n t le s s p le a s a n t.
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