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Persistent airborne particulate matter in home

🏠 homesocial problemSingle report ●●●●● severity 4/5

A homeowner reports an unidentified, glittery, microscopic particulate matter floating throughout their 1955-built home and car, which settles on surfaces and causes physical irritation despite frequent cleaning and recent mold remediation.

Who's affected: A homeowner living in a house built in 1955.

⚠️ Single report. This is one person's account. We mark it so until more voices confirm it.

What people do today

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Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:

  1. A mail-in air quality testing kit specifically designed to identify fiberglass and mineral wool fibers in household dust.
  2. A professional consultation service that uses specialized lighting and air sampling to trace the source of indoor particulate infiltration.
  3. A guide for homeowners on how to safely seal attic hatches and HVAC ductwork to prevent insulation migration from crawlspaces or attics.
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Real voices

“it leaves stuff all over my TV my countertops, my stainless steel refrigerator and it flutes all through the house”

Source: Stack Exchange (diy) · CC BY-SA 4.0, user-contributed content from Stack Exchange; summarized and modified

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