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Article #323: Carpet Cleaning Products

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A visit to any supermarket will show you can be inhaled and cause illness. Other
shelves of varied products available for potentially problematic ingredients are
carpet cleaning. Some of these products compounds that produce lots of fumes
are meant for general carpet cleaning and (like formaldehyde), acids, pesticides,
some are specifically meant for certain disinfectants, lye (sodium hydroxide),
types of cleaning. Shampoos and spot fragrances and many others. The effect of
cleaners are the two commonly found such fumes on the human system is not
carpet cleaning products. Some of these known and may go on to have negative
products are spray and leave on, while effects in the long run.
with some products you are required to One range of carpet maintenance products
follow up with a water wash. is a stain repellent. These products may
Rotary bonnet cleaners and carpet contain plastics and other potentially
shampoos are the most commonly used dangerous ingredients. The key
carpet cleaning products. Misuse or ingredients in such repellents are
over-application of these maintenance perfluoro-octane sulfonate. This chemical
cleaners happens all too frequently. In was once considered chemically inert, but
the event of improper use, it is recent research shows otherwise.
necessary to do hot water extraction more The use of carpet cleaning products
often or more extensively. exposes us to several chemicals during
One should read the product label application and while drying. These
carefully, as some carpet cleaners -- chemicals evaporate and may concentrate
especially spot removers ? can prove to in the air, causing indoor air pollution.
be quite dangerous. Several of these Long-term exposure to such pollutants can
products contain chemical solvents. increase the risk for chronic diseases,
Solvents dissolve dirt without soap and such as heart disease and cancer.
water, but give off strong odors which






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