Particlepostage stamp (1 inch) beach sand eye of a needle pollens saw dust coffee dust mites table salt human hair lower limit of visibility (naked eye) household dust mold spores white blood cells talcum powder red blood cells bacteria spider web lead dust corn starch tobacco smoke 90% of all oil contaminants 0.001 millimeter |
Particle Size (Microns)25,400 100-2000 1230 10-1000 30-600 4-400 100-300 120 70 40 40 10-30 25 10 8 3 2-3 2 0.1-0.8 0.5 0.5-2 1 |