Airborne particulate matter, or abbreviated as PM, is a complex mixture of aerosol and solid chemicals both in the form of small droplets and solid fragments. When inhaled over an extended period of time, PM has been linked to various illnesses and can even result in...
Airborne diseases begin as tiny pathogenic microbes which are discharged when an infected individual sneezes, coughs, or merely speaks. These microbes can stay suspended in air for an extended period of time, to eventually be inhaled by someone else. Upon breathing in...
Welding is the process of fusing metal parts together by heating the surfaces of their joined melting points. In order for metal to attain such hot temperatures, welders use a variety of energy sources such as ultrasound technology, gas flames, electron beams, lasers,...
Humans inhale approximately 63 different types of dust particles in each breath. Fortunately, a vast majority of these dust types are harmless, although, unfortunately, sawdust is not considered as such. Whether an employee is sanding, sawing, routing, or a host of...
With its ability to settle on both natural outdoor surfaces as well as inside homes, dust is all around us at all times. Any particles that make their way into the air, generally from fibers, dirt, smoke, crushed material, and other sources, will eventually come down...
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