Editing Dust (section)

===Domestic===
[[File:Microscopic House Dust (14218567080).jpg|thumb|House dust under a microscope]]
[[File:Domesticdustonaribbon.png|thumb|Domestic dust on a ribbon]]
[[File:Reducing Dust inside Enclosed Cabs.webm|thumb|A video on reducing dust exposure in the workplace]]
Dust control is the suppression of solid particles with diameters less than 500{{nbsp}}micrometers (''i.e.'' half a millimeter). Dust poses a health risk to children,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kumar|first=Pooja Virendra|date=November 6, 2007|title=50% Bangalore kids hit by asthma|work=[[The Times of India]]|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Over_50_Bangalore_kids_hit_by_asthma/rssarticleshow/2520601.cms|access-date=May 17, 2021|quote=Dust mites in the humid atmosphere of Bangalore trigger around 60% of asthma|archive-date=November 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117032226/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Over_50_Bangalore_kids_hit_by_asthma/rssarticleshow/2520601.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> older people, and those with respiratory diseases.

House dust can become airborne easily. Care is required when removing dust to avoid causing the dust to become airborne. A [[feather duster]] tends to agitate the dust so it lands elsewhere{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}.

Certified [[HEPA]] (tested to MIL STD 282) can effectively trap 99.97% of dust at 0.3 micrometers. Not all HEPA filters can effectively stop dust; while vacuum cleaners with HEPA filters, water, or cyclones may filter more effectively than without, they may still exhaust millions of particles per cubic foot of air circulated. [[Central vacuum cleaner]]s can be effective in removing dust, especially if they are exhausted directly to the outdoors.

[[Air filter]]s differ greatly in their [[effectiveness]].  Laser particle counters are an effective way to measure filter effectiveness; medical grade instruments can test for particles as small as 0.3 micrometers. In order to test for dust in the air, there are several options available. Pre-weighed filter and matched weight filters made from [[polyvinyl chloride]] or mixed [[Cellulose#Cellulose esters and ethers|cellulose ester]] are suitable for respirable dust (less than 10 micrometers in diameter).<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 3, 2018|title=What are the Effects of Dust on the Lungs? : OSH Answers|url=https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/lungs_dust.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126175524/https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/lungs_dust.html|archive-date=January 26, 2021|access-date=May 17, 2021|website=Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety}}</ref>