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== Do we produce enough dust for it to be a problem? == | == Do we produce enough dust for it to be a problem? == | ||
Based on the following, approximately 35% of airborne dust (by weight) generated by cutting oak is in the 1 to 10 micron range. | |||
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Particle_size_distribution_of_hardwood_dust.jpg | |||
10% of dust (by volume) generated by sawing oak consists of particles smaller than 15.1 microns. | |||
http://annhyg.oxfordjournals.org/content/44/6/455.full.pdf | |||
Approximately 1/3 of this is < 10 micron. | |||
== Particle Monitoring == | == Particle Monitoring == | ||
