Damaged lung?
Hello!
For about 10 years, I have been using large quantities of kitchen paper (rolled up) that can be bought at any supermarket or drugstore (cellulose, "chlorine-free bleached"). I mean the packages with four rolls, from which you then unroll and tear off individual or multiple sheets.
I use it not only for cleaning, but also for drying dishes after washing and for drying hands after washing (I only use towels after showering).
I started using it because towels always got wet so quickly - with paper, I just tear off new sheets and that's it.
However, I am very wasteful with it, consuming two to three rolls per day. This is also visible - after two days, a fine white dust layer has formed on the cooker plates (the roll holder hangs above the stove). I wipe it off with a damp cloth and don't think about it anymore.
A friend has now told me that inhaling paper dust may not be healthy and could potentially lead to lung cancer (I didn't know that).
When tearing off the paper, I am no more than 30-40 cm away from the roll and do not move away significantly (I also dry my hands there immediately, as the trash can is next to it, and the wet dishes pile up right next to it). So, I am probably standing in a cellulose dust cloud multiple times a day - during drying dishes even for a longer period (I use a complete roll just for that).
Now I wonder if through the 10 years of intensive "cellulose contact," I may have inhaled worryingly many dust particles.
Have I possibly already laid the foundation for serious lung diseases?
