Vancouver air quality vs apartment air quality
Vancouver is known for its high standard of living, lack of pollution and great air quality. However since moving to Vancouver from the Highlands of Scotland I have noticed there is a difference in the quality of the air but chances are it is probably more to do with climate than pollution or other human factors. I don’t know as I’m no expert and I couldn’t find anything online which I could use as a comparison.
Anyway, the air quality outside is great and there is no issues there but step into our apartment and all of a sudden the airborne particles and dust is out of control. Initially I just assumed we lived in a dusty apartment so we had to sweep regularly and when I got fed up with sweeping I got a robot to do it for me! Our apartment is in a high rise building over 10 floors up and although the building was built in the 1960s it still rivals many of the brand new Yaletown towers for modern amenities and apartment standards.
But if you don’t like sweeping, this isn’t the place to live. For some reason the dust build up is crazy. If you leave a large surface area, such as a dining table or desk for a day or two and you can see the dust.
Whilst appearance and cleanliness is an issue my biggest concern is health. Surely this can’t be good. I’ve heard about people who become sick because of the amount of airborne particles etc.
My suspicions for the cause are because of the extractor fans in the bathrooms which is where most of the dust probably comes from. They are like a particle highway linking all the apartments.
If anyone has a solution or recommended course of action then I’m interested to hear. Moving - not an option as we are more than happy living her but the dust factor is a right pain!
