Certain dust collector filters, including HEPA air filters, electrostatic precipitators (ESP), pleated bag filters and cartridge filters, work best with specific applications. HEPA and ESP can capture the smallest dust particles that you may not even notice, but that can cause serious damage. This respirable dust can penetrate deep into the tissue of the respiratory system, past the body’s mucous and other natural defenses. Inhalable dust is a bit bigger and does get trapped by the body’s filtering mechanisms, but is still not good to be breathing in. For this atmospheric dust, you need Continue reading →

As I watched the remembrance of “9/11: Ten Years Later”, one of the things that impacted me the most, besides the heroism and miracles surrounding that cataclysmic day, is the fact that a decade later rescue workers are still dying from the effects of that fateful day. The eerie white-ish gray dust that circled around the wreckage as teams searched for survivors is now thought to be the cause of Continue reading →