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Where does dust come from?


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It is composed of animal and human dander, skin cells, mold spores, food and plant fibers, insect parts, pollens and particles.

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Actually most of the dust we find in our homes comes from us! A lot is dead skin cells. ChaCha!

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Outdoors, the atmosphere is filled with various kinds of dust, from windblown soil to pollutants. Ash from volcanoes, ocean MORE?

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It is estimated that humans lose 30,000 - 40,000 dead skin cells each and every minute. Furniture fabric, bedding, and... MORE?

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In the terrestrial neighborhood, they are mostly derived from comets and asteroids. In our neighborhood, plain old dirt particles.

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Ash from volcanoes, ocean salt, pollen and minute bits of decaying organic matter make up outdoor dust, which circulates globally.

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