When it comes to cleanliness at home, we can never be too careful as even the most seemingly insignificant things can have huge consequences on our health. Mold, for example can cause dizziness, nausea, asthma, and various other symptoms and diseases. “Most people spend more than 50 percent of their time indoors — children, some 90 percent — so it is important to pay attention to the quality of the air in your home.” says Lew Sichelman in a Chicago Tribune article. He further writes:
Mold, sometimes known as mildew, grows where there are wet or damp surfaces. You can spot it easily when it grows out in the open, but often it is hidden behind walls or under the carpet. Either way, the telltale signs are the same: musty smells, watery eyes, runny noses, sneezing, itching, wheezing, headaches and fatigue.
Indoor air quality can be affected by something as simple as a dirty carpet, which can breed common disease-causing mold varieties like Cladosporium and Penicillium. A dirty carpet can also host other microbes such as E. coli which can find their way into a person’s digestive system and cause diarrhea, fever, and other more serious diseases. By using state-of-the-art carpet cleaning and sanitizing technology, an OKC carpet cleaning company, like Anew Carpet Cleaning, can thus play a vital role in keeping a household safe and free from these harmful organisms.
According to the Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) in Georgia a carpet absorbs pollutants and allergens brought on by the frequent human activity it receives. In addition to breeding mold and bacteria, a carpet can also collect dust particles and other allergens. A thorough vacuuming may remove some of these microorganisms and particles, but as the CRI advises, most household vacuum systems are inefficient at sucking out all the particulates and moisture which foster the breeding of these organisms.
This highlights the importance of the services provided by professionalOKC carpet cleaners. Carpets greatly vary in size, structure, and composition, which means that one cleaning technique may be effective on one carpet, but not so much on another. Professional carpet cleaners like AnewCC.com may be expected to have the latest equipment, gadgets, and techniques at their disposal to perform the kind of intensive cleaning and sanitizing a household carpet of any size and variety needs.
(Article Excerpt and Image from Take steps to create a healthy, safe home, Chicago Tribune, November 01, 2013)
