| Your carpets may be full of compounds and | | | | dust mites, bacteria, dirt and other chemicals and |
| critters that can threaten your family's health and | | | | pesticides that accumulate over years of use. |
| well-being. Carpeting can add comfort, style and | | | | Carpeting can hold many times its weight in |
| energy savings but can also be potential health | | | | invisible dirt and toxins - whenever you use |
| hazards, whether they are new or old. Your | | | | pesticides or other harmful chemicals in your |
| children play and crawl on your carpets and could | | | | home, they will settle into carpeting and can cause |
| be at risk, along with the rest of the family, so it's | | | | respiratory and other problems. Allergies and |
| important to be aware of the potential dangers. | | | | asthma conditions can be greatly exacerbated by |
| New carpeting can contain nasty substances | | | | dirty carpeting and it's important to make sure |
| known as Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), | | | | you minimize the risk. |
| that are byproducts of the processes and | | | | The best way to deal with old carpeting (if you |
| materials used in carpet manufacturing. | | | | don't want to get rid of it) is to have it |
| Stain-resistant compounds, flame-retardant | | | | steam-cleaned by a professional carpet cleaning |
| substances and many of the other materials used | | | | service. Steam cleaning can get rid of dust mites, |
| in carpets are dangerous to humans. In the case | | | | allergens and germs that a standard vacuum |
| of new carpeting, the best ways to minimize the | | | | cleaner can never reach. For carpet cleaning |
| risks are to make sure there is adequate | | | | London has reputable and affordable firms to be |
| ventilation in carpeted rooms and to use HEPA | | | | found in every part of town. Don't let your |
| filter-equipped vacuum cleaners and HEPA air | | | | family's health be at risk. Learn about the dangers |
| filters in the home. | | | | lurking in your carpet and deal with them before |
| Older carpeting can also pose many health risks | | | | you have a problem. |
| as well. Old carpets may contain harmful moulds, | | | | |