Radio Taiwan Internatinal
Date: 19 December, 2019
By: Jake Chen

Vacuum cleaners poses health threat: Doctor (CNA Photo)[/caption] A doctor has pointed out that using vacuum cleaners could lead to higher concentration of dusts and particulate matters that could harm the health of people in the room.

Robot vacuums are increasingly popular in Taiwan because of the convenience they offer busy people. However, these cleaners may have unseen consequences on their owners’ health.

A doctor at Fu Jen Catholic University’s College of Medicine says that a robot’s spinning brushes spread dusts and other particulate matters in the air. All these particulate matters cannot be completely absorbed by the vacuum.

PM2.5, a kind of particulate matter small enough to enter directly into the lungs, poses a particular danger. The doctor says that PM2.5 concentrations double in the room after a robotic cleaner has finished cleaning it up.    [FULL  STORY]