How Many Chemical In Carpeting?

How Many Chemicals In Carpeting?

Whe you are lying in that plush wall to wall carpeting and watching tv, you are not thinking"Hey, how many chemicals are in this carpeting?" It is not whether carpeting has chemicals; it's how many and do they affect your health? Carpeting is said to have 120 neurotoxins in them. While I cannot find a comprehensive list, many are listed and the reasons they are used. Neurotoxins sound bad because they are. They go through the blood/brain barrier attacking your central nervous system. The blood/brain barrier works to protect the brain. Carpeting has chemicals to: keep mold and bacteria growing(ant-fungal & anti-bacterial); stain proofing; made from petroleum fibers, and treated with bleaches, dyes,stain protectant and antistatic solutions. Many of these substances are banned by FDA as not approved for contact with human skin. Instead, we have babies crawling and toddlers playing with toys on the carpeting. Does disease start early from environmental exposure? Here are some of the VOCs (volatile organic compounds known to be in carpeting.: 4 pheny cyclophexene, toulene and styrene. Formaldehyde can also be found in the carpeting itself and/or the backing. These VOCs can cause: respiratory tract irritation, headaches and dizziness. Some of these are suspected carcinogens. Throw in a cigarette smoking near the carpeting and the carpet has wicked up the 69 known carcinogens and some of the total 4,000 chemicals in cigarettes. It is never a good idea to smoke inside. Who knows what mold, indoor air pollution, and cigarette do to a young body. Other issues with carpeting are the cat and dog will carry substance in on their paws. Vacuums have a hard time penetrating the thicker, plusher carpeting. This leave the bad stuff: dirt mites, mold and milder, bacteria, lead and pesticides. Years ago carpeting was made to be taken out and cleaned. Carpets were cleaned several times a year. This controlled mold and mildew and other biological contaminants. It is time to go back of this type of carpet installation. Over time if the carpeting is not replaced, the backing disintegrate an makes a great place for mold, dirt mites etc to take over. How many years pass before replacing the carpeting? Chemicals meant to clean the carpet ;eave residues in the carpet. More natural cleaners are effective and safer. New building means air tight energy efficient homes. Nothing leaks out of them. Old drafty house have fresh air leaking in. Indoor air pollution from carpeting and the many chemicals we own cause out houses to be 5 times to 100 times worse that outdoors; especially if you smoke. Natural rugs made of wool are stain resistant and do not require chemicals. However, they are expensive. Consider hardwood flooring or bamboo flooring. If you must have carpeting, consider having area rugs. Here are some suggestions for folks that must have carpeting; 1. Buy low pile carpeting. 2. Let the manufacturer open the carpet and air out a few weeks before installation. This is the period of intense concentrated off gassing. 3. Have the carpeting installed to be removed and cleaned. Tac-fast (hook and loop method-Velcro) lets the carpeting be removed to be cleaned thoroughly. 4. Install central vacuum system. 5. Don't let babies and small children play on carpeting. Buy a wool area rug for that purpose. 6. Run a basement dehumidifier. Humidity causes mold to grow in the basement. Mold travels as soon as one opens the door. It ends up in the furniture and carpeting. 7. Run air purifiers to remove mold, biological contaminants, and chemicals from the air. 8. Use a quality hepa vacuum and vacuum frequently. Carpeting in homes has always made me sick. Whether it is in a home or office it affects me. Guess it is time for you to come to your own conclusion. With many harmful chemicals in carpeting, should you have it in you home? References: 1. John Hopkins Magazine, 2001 - "Home Sick Home" - Melissa Hendricks 2. Healthy Home Plus - "To Carpet Or Not to Carpet" - by Christi Graham 3. Purely Pets - "Carpet of Chemicals" - by Christi Keith
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5 Reasons Why Everyone Should Have Air Purifiers

Do you want to be as healthy as you can be? Do you want this for your family especially young children? Why air purifiers are a must? 
1. We spend 90% of our time indoors. Indoor air pollution can be anywhere from 2 to 100 times worse that the outside air especially if someone is smoking a cigarette inside. Cigarettes contain a whopping 4,000 chemicals. 69 Of are known to cause cancer. Actual tobacco companies reporting: American Tobacco Company, Brown and Williamson, Liggett Group, Inc., Philip Morris Inc., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Source: Tri - County Cessation Center. Why smoke near the delicate developing lungs of children? Second hand smoke is known to cause asthma but what about the future of these children? 
2. Homes contain biological contaminants: germs, viruses, bacteria, fungi (mold). Who wants germs, bacteria, viruses, and fungi (mold) in the air if you can get rid of it? 
3. Chemical off gassing occurs especially at times of high humidity. It also occurs when new construction occurs. Ever breathe deeply when your carpeting is just installed? There are some serious suspected carcinogens in carpeting called Volatile Organic Compounds: Toulene, 4 phenyl cyclohexene, styrene. VOCs can cause eye and respiratory irritations, headaches and dizziness. Carpeting can also harbor: mold and mildew, dirt mites, pet dander, lead, pesticides, etc. Go with hard wood flooring. Also consider off- gassing of: cleaning products, hobby products, construction materials, etc. Source: John Hopkins Magazine, Sept. 2000
4. Why continue to live in polluted air? Air Purifiers remove 99.97% of all biological contaminants from the air. Essentially, the contaminants are sucked into the air purifiers and caught in a hepa filter. A hepa filter is a must in an air purifier. Another feature: activated charcoal filter will adsorb chemical, cigarette smoke, pollen to the filter. What is drawn to the filter sits on top of the surface of the filter. When the filter is full, replace it. Other features are: electrostatic air purifier, negative ion generator, ultraviolet air purifiers and hepa filtration. Purchase air purifiers with all these functions.
5. Place air purifiers throughout the house according to square footage. Have clean air in the whole house; a healthy environment for the family. Hopefully you are convinced. "Where do Americans encounter the greatest exposure to toxic chemicals? a) At superfund hazardous waste site or b) in the home or other indoor environments." (John Hopkins) Not to surprise you; it's your home. Do something about it. Lean more at our site:  www.stopmoldcold.com/behealthy 

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5 Odd Places To Find Mold

 Since mold exposure is bad for your health, you must make sure that all mold in your house is gone.  All houses  have some mold.  You cannot get rid of all mold.  However, mold levels need to be as low as possible.  Obvious mold growth is a big time no.  You can review major places to find mold, for starters:  Basement Mold; Stop Mold In These Places

     Those are the big places that usually occur.  So clean them as if there is mold there.  Mold spores are invisible floating through the air.  When they are visible such black on a cardboard box in the basement, pitch the box.  Today's blog is on odd places to find mold. 

1.  The Cat litter:  Think about it.  You have absorbent product absorbing pee that is  warm, in a dark place (usually the basement) and damp because it is wet.  Mold can grow quickly within 25 - 48 hours.  For the double whammy, many folks with mold allergies also have cat allergy.  This needs to be cleaned every other day.  Another tip is adding baking soda to help kill the mold.

2.  The dog's dish:  You would not think of mold in the dog's dish.  But if you clean it every other month, chances are it will accrue mold.  Many dog's let their food in the bowl and do not eat it all.  Dog's dishes also come with a water bowl attached.  That can easily spill and end up under the dish undetected.  Move the dish when you clean.  Clean the dish itself at least once a week.

3.  Rotting leaves right next to your house:  if you leave them they rot and create leaf mold.  Open the windows to get that much needed clean air and you have mold blowing into the house.  Rake the leaves away from the house. Spring Cleaning To Kill Mold

4.  In the Refrigerator:  Food gets moldy also.  The mold on food also causes a reaction.  That mold is Penicillium.  As soon as you open the refrigerator, you let mold our into the rest of the house.  Clean your refrigerator at least once a week.  Pitch food that is old.  Check jars of food.  Start dating food if you are not sure how old the food is.

5. HVAC Ducts:  Condensation can form in the ducts.  These ducts must be cleaned to ensure that there is no condensation inside them.  If there is, when you turn on the heat, you are effectively blowing mold through your house.

Consider that 3 out of every 4 houses have an asthmatic patient.  Some homes have more than one.  It is amazing that traditional medicine is stuck on prescribing medicine and does not access environmental factors such as mold and indoor air pollution.  It is the goal of this blog for you to consider what environmental factors could affect the health of your family.  Do not blow off getting rid of mold.  Do not assume that your child's asthma and allergies are just caused by pollen. Mold aggravates allergies and can cause mold.

The steps necessary to stop mold and kill mold are:

1.  Dehumidify your basement with a basement dehumidifier.

2.  Use allergy air purifiers throughout the house.

3.  Clean all surfaces with Borax.  Pitch obviously moldy items.

4.  Hepa vacuum all surfaces after they have been cleaned.  Purchase a quality hepa vacuum.

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