Older, cheaper vacuum cleaners release more bacteria and dust

Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - 20:30 in Health & Medicine

Some vacuum cleaners -- those basic tools for maintaining a clean indoor environment in homes and offices -- actually contribute to indoor air pollution by releasing into the air bacteria and dust that can spread infections and trigger allergies, researchers report in a new study.

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