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DustSafe

Locality: Eastwood, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 9850 4221

Address: Macquarie University 2109 Eastwood, NSW, Australia

Website: https://www.360dustanalysis.com

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24.01.2022 Did you know that something as simple as washing your door mats can reduce indoor dust contaminants? A group of VegeSafe and DustSafe participants are trialling the efficacy of at-home remediation techniques on indoor dust metal concentrations. One participant has been busy washing their door mats to assist a clean entry pathway into the home. Other strategies include leaving your shoes at the door, increasing the frequency of vacuuming, dusting with a damp cloth and moppin...g hard floors. To find out what's in your dust, follow the instructions at www.360dustanalysis.com

22.01.2022 If you live in Wollongong, Port Kembla or surrounding suburbs we invite you to get involved in this new research project. More details below...

20.01.2022 Bushfires, such as the those that devastated Australia last summer, can remobilise pollutants we’ve long phased out. A recent publication by DustSafe’s Dr Cynthia Isley explores the relationship between bushfires and trace metal contaminants. Read about it here: https://theconversation.com/our-toxic-legacy-bushfires-rele

20.01.2022 Our global map of dust is growing every week. We are still operating during COVID-19 and now is a better time than ever to send us your vacuum dust sample. Go to www.360dustanalysis.com to find out what's lurking in your dust. ... #citizenscience #dustsafe

19.01.2022 Our household dust is teeming with microplastics but vacuuming and getting rid of carpets could reduce our exposure to potentially toxic materials. https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au//We-are-living-in-a-sea-of-mi

18.01.2022 Hello citizen scientists! Hope you have all been well during these crazy times! Please do remember to send us your #housedust samples as we are now able to rece...ive your post!! Simply register at www.360dustanalysis.com and follow the instructions so we can analyse your dust samples for the weird and the wonderful! Also check us out on our partner website - www.mapmyenvironment.com P.S. Make sure you send us lots of dust as shown below - it helps us do a better job and get back to you with your results faster! #citizenscience #metals #microbes #dust #airquality

18.01.2022 After a relaxing Christmas break the DustSafe team is back up and running for 2021! During 2020 we analysed 385 vacuum dust samples from across Australia, which brings our total sample count to 1248! That is a tonne of data, and piles upon piles of dust. The results of all 1248 Australian dust samples (+ the work of our global partners) are available on our global map: www.MapMyEnvironment.com (pictured). Simply zoom to your suburb to observe local trends.... So what's in your dust? If you have not yet send us your dust or have changed your home cleaning practices or renovated since your last test then send us your dust! Register at www.360dustanalysis.com

16.01.2022 Latest findings show that 39 % of household dust particles were microplastics. Having hard floors, using more natural fibres in clothing, furnishings and homewares, along with vacuuming at least weekly can reduce your exposure. Read more here: https://theconversation.com/were-all-ingesting-microplastic

14.01.2022 Thanks to contributions from a huge number of citizen scientists across Australia, our map is growing! You can scroll through the global map at www.mapmyenvironment.com. What's going on around your home? ... If there isn't a sample near you then be the first and send DustSafe your dust (Go to: www.360dustanalysis.com) Toggle between soil and dust, or change to different trace elements to understand patterns and potential risks in your area. As always, points are 'double-jittered' to protect location identification at a household level, keeping your private information private.

12.01.2022 Our lab is still operating during COVID-19! We are spending more time than ever indoors and it is important to know what's in the air (and dust) we breathe. Trace element contaminants like lead, arsenic and chromium could be lurking in your indoor dust, derived from sources in your living environment. ... To have your dust tested by DustSafe, register at: www.360dustanalysis.com

11.01.2022 Calling all residents of Newcastle, Australia... We want your dust! One of our PhD researchers has been investigating patterns of trace elements like lead in Newcastle, Australia. However, to make their study great we need a few extra samples. Can our Facebook community help? If you live in Newcastle, or know someone who does then please, send us your dust. ... All you need to do is: 1. Register at www.360dustanalysis.com 2. Empty the contents of your vacuum cleaner in to a zip-lock bag 3. Post it to us As always, you'll receive a report on the trace element concentrations in your dust, plus you'll be contributing to this great research. Many thanks, The DustSafe team Photo: City of Newcastle

07.01.2022 The global map of dust is growing too. Anyone, from anywhere in the world can send us their dust! Register @ www.360dustanalysis.com

03.01.2022 Another day in the lab for the DustSafe team Have you sent us your dust? Go to www.360dustanalysis.com to get started.

02.01.2022 At DustSafe, we are learning more and more about what's in your dust. However, we would also love to know about how the program has influenced you, your family, or your home environment. If you have previously participated in DustSafe or VegeSafe, we invite you to complete a short (10 minute) survey. The information obtained will assist us in developing research, publications and improving our citizen science programs to better suit participant wants and needs. All entries ...are de-identified. If you would like to submit your feedback (Australia participants only), please click here: https://mqedu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cu15KG66EVhaKLH We greatly appreciate your time, feedback, and support for the program. All the best, The DustSafe Team

02.01.2022 Have you seen our global map? We want all of the citizen scientists involved in DustSafe to be able to see what we are working on, as we work on it. MapMyEnvironment is one of the ways we do this. Every sample that we have analysed is on this map. Zoom to your suburb to browse results near you, click on the spotlight to explore in more detail, or swivel to somewhere new, like Indianapolis or Ghana.... Go to www.MapMyEnvironment.com to explore! If there isn't any data near you then be the first and register @ www.360dustanalysis.com

01.01.2022 Thank you to everyone that completed our 'Impact of Citizen Science Survey'. From over 500 responses, we have been able to better understand what VegeSafe and D...ustSafe mean to you and ways we can improve these programs. A de-identified summary of results is available here: https://research.science.mq.edu.au//Impact%20Survey%20Resu Is there anything else you would like to say? We would love to hear from you! A group of third year Environmental Management students are making a 'Participant Experience Video'. Follow the instructions at the above link or contact us for more information.

01.01.2022 We have received an overwhelming response from our citizen science survey, however entries are still open. If you've participated in DustSafe or VegeSafe in the past and would like to leave some feedback, please complete the short survey here: https://mqedu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cu15KG66EVhaKLH. All responses are deidentified, and greatly appreciated.... Entries are closing soon!

01.01.2022 Happy citizen science month! To celebrate, we would like to bring the science to the citizens. Every day this week, VegeSafe and DustSafe will be posting an i...nteresting peer-reviewed article that explores some of the topics we research. We hope today's paper gets you 'buzzing' about the Easter long weekend! Zhou et al. (2018) uses honeybees and their products as biomarkers for contamination. Trace element concentrations within bees and their products determined contamination patterns while lead isotopic composition analysis revealed signatures within bees and their products that reflected their surrounding environment (Broken Hill orebody, Sydney aerosols or natural compositions). View the article here: shorturl.at/jwFPV Got a question? Comment below

01.01.2022 Our USA partners have kept busy during COVID-19 by looking at household exposure to disinfectants pre- and post-pandemic. How did they do this? By looking at DustSafe dust, of course! They found more traces of disinfecting products in dust since the pandemic, and that the disinfectant particles in dust were similar to common household products. ... You can view their research here: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.estlett.0c00587

01.01.2022 Moving house? DustSafe's analysis of trace elements like lead, arsenic and chromium in your vacuum dust can inform you about the potential exposure risk in your new home. If you haven't sent us a sample before, or have moved since your last test then register your dust at www.360dustanalysis.com