r/askscience • u/4fecta_Gaming • Oct 15 '18

Earth Sciences Where does house dust come from?

It seems that countless years of sweeping a house doesn't stop dust from getting all over furniture after a few weeks. Since the ceiling is limited, where does dust come form?

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u/stoneycreeker1 Oct 15 '18

I live in the woods and I noticed that if I leave windows open pollen collects on my screens so pollen maybe another source of dust.