How to Reduce and Monitor Particulate Matter Indoors
Simple strategies for cleaner air:
✅ Use HEPA vacuum cleaners – Regularly vacuum floors, rugs, and upholstery using a vacuum with a HEPA filter.
✅ Ventilate when cooking – Always use your range hood, or open windows and doors when frying, baking, or broiling.
✅ Reduce sources – Avoid burning candles, incense, or wood indoors. Use non-toxic cleaning products that don’t create airborne residues.
✅ Use air purifiers with HEPA filters – These can trap fine particles like PM2.5. Place them in bedrooms, living areas, or wherever someone is experiencing symptoms.
✅ Keep outdoor pollution out – Use weatherstripping, air-sealing, and well-maintained filters to limit what enters from outside.
✅ Monitor air quality – Invest in an indoor air quality monitor that measures PM2.5 and PM10 in real-time. Some monitors also link to apps that alert you when levels rise.