Nylon Carpet Health Concerns

It has some excellent characteristics that make it an ideal choice for rugs and carpets.

Nylon carpet health concerns. Synthetic carpets contain volatile organic compounds vocs which account for. Carpets keep a home warm and cozy but they can also harbor allergens dust bacteria and other pollutants that can affect indoor air quality and cause health problems. By diana rodriguez. That new carpet smell comes from 4 pc associated with eye nose and upper respiratory problems.

This homequicks write up tells you some pros and cons of polypropylene rugs. Some health conditions are related to the frequent wear of nylon clothes such as cancer skin allergies dizziness headaches spine pains and system dysfunction. Then learn the three 3 key steps you should take as soon as possible to reduce your exposure to toxic carpet emissions. Of course an olefin carpet will generally not last as long as a nylon carpet depending on the other factors that affect performance so the immediate savings in the cost of olefin may not be true long term savings.

Nylon s resiliency is due in large part to the hydrogen molecule that constitutes part of its structure. Many carpets are factory treated with stain protectors fire retardants and mothproofing insecticides. Find out why the carpeting in your home or office can be a very serious health hazard causing headaches nausea respiratory illness nerve damage thyroid issues and weakened immune systems. One thing we should keep in mind is that all kind of fibers natural or synthetic at some point of their manufacturing process receive many kinds of chemicals such as detergents.

Helath problems concerns carpet industry but many chemical allegations untrue the kingston whig standard november 8 1993 p. 5 carpet health risks every homeowner should know. But as anyone who vacuums knows they also harbor a lot of dirt as well as whatever else comes in on your shoes. Overall olefin carpet will be considerably less expensive than carpets made of nylon or even polyester.

Other compounds that affect your health are adhesives flame retardants and stain protectors. 4 pc is used in the latex backing of 95 of us carpets. This molecule can be revived by the hot water extraction cleaning method steam cleaning the heat from the steam cleaner actually reactivates the hydrogen molecule so that when the fibers have begun to flatten due to foot traffic cleaning the carpet helps the fibers to. Chemicals in new carpets pose potential health hazard consumer alert april 1991.

More than 4 billion pounds of old carpet enter landfills in the united states every year making up more than 1 percent by weight and about 2 percent by volume of all municipal solid waste.