Ever wondered what particles you might be breathing in? See this list of different particles and their sizes in microns for details. For reference the IQAir HealthPro 250 has cleaning efficiency of .003 microns.
| Particle | Particle Size(microns) |
| Anthrax | 1 - 5 |
| Antiperspirant | 6 - 10 |
| Asbestos(asbestos particles travel in air like ‘javelins’, so filtration is more a function of their fibre diameter, as opposed to their aerodynamic diameter (tumbling diameter). | 0.1 - 10 |
| Atmospheric Dust | 0.001 - 40 |
| Auto and Car Emission | 1 - 150 |
| Bacteria | 0.3 - 60 |
| Beach Sand | 100 - 10000 |
| Bone Dust | 3 - 300 |
| Bromine | 0.1 - 0.7 |
| Burning Wood | 0.2 - 3 |
| Calcium Zinc Dust | 0.7 - 20 |
| Carbon Black Dust | 0.2 - 10 |
| Carbon Dioxide | 0.00065 |
| Cayenne Pepper | 15 - 1000 |
| Cement Dust | 3 - 100 |
| Clay | 0.1 - 50 |
| Coal Dust | 1 - 100 |
| Coal Flue Gas | 0.08 - 0.2 |
| Coffee | 5 - 400 |
| Combustion | 0.01 - 0.1 |
| Combustion-related - motor vehicles, wood burning, open burning, industrial processes | up to 2.5 |
| Copier Toner | 0.5 - 15 |
| Corn Starch | 0.1 - 0.8 |
| Dot (.) | 615 |
| Dust Mites | 100 - 300 |
| Eye of a Needle | 1230 |
| Face Powder | 0.1 - 30 |
| Fertilizer | 10 - 1000 |
| Fiberglass Insulation | 1 - 1000 |
| Fly Ash | 1 - 1000 |
| Gelatin | 5 - 90 |
| Ginger | 25 - 40 |
| Glass Wool | 1000 |
| Grain Dusts | 5 - 1000 |
| Ground Limestone | 10 - 1000 |
| Hair | 5 - 200 |
| Human Hair | 40 - 300 |
| Human Hair | 60 - 600 |
| Humidifier | 0.9 - 3 |
| Insecticide Dusts | 0.5 - 10 |
| Iron Dust | 4 - 20 |
| Lead | 0.1 - 0.7 |
| Lead Dust | 2 |
| Liquid Droplets | 0.5 - 5 |
| Metallurgical Dust | 0.1 - 1000 |
| Metallurgical Fumes | 0.1 - 1000 |
| Milled Flour, Milled Corn | 1 - 100 |
| Mist | 70 - 350 |
| Mold | 3 - 12 |
| Mold Spores | 10 - 30 |
| Mustard | 6 - 10 |
| Oil Smoke | 0.03 - 1 |
| One inch | 25400 |
| Oxygen | 0.0005 |
| Paint Pigments | 0.1 - 5 |
| Pesticides & Herbicides | 0.001 |
| Pollens | 10 - 1000 |
| Radioactive Fallout | 0.1 - 10 |
| Red Blood Cells | 5 - 10 |
| Rosin Smoke | 0.01 - 1 |
| Saw Dust | 30 - 600 |
| Sea Salt | 0.035 - 0.5 |
| Smoke from Natural Materials | 0.01 - 0.1 |
| Smoke from Synthetic Materials | 1 - 50 |
| Smoldering or Flaming Cooking Oil | 0.03 - 0.9 |
| Spanish Moss Pollen | 150 - 750 |
| Spider web | 2 - 3 |
| Spores | 3 - 40 |
| Starches | 3 - 100 |
| Sugars | 0.0008 - 0.005 |
| Talcum Dust | 0.5 - 50 |
| Tea Dust | 8 - 300 |
| Textile Dust | 6 - 20 |
| Textile Fibers | 10 - 1000 |
| Tobacco Smoke | 0.01 - 4 |
| Typical Atmospheric Dust | 0.001 to 30 |
| Viruses | 0.005 - 0.3 |
| Yeast Cells | 1 - 50 |
If you want to learn more about how IQAir effectively filters out these kind of particles, check out our IQAir Filter Tests page for more information.
