| One area of growing concern to building
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| | source of the water problem, such as
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| owners is indoor air quality. Feeding
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| | broken pipes or a leaking roof, is fixed.
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| poor indoor air quality can be one of
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| | Then make sure the problem has not
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| over 1,000 types of mold found in the
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| | escalated to a point where the carpet
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| United States and over 100,000 types
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| | should just be replaced.If you decide you
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| found worldwide. Mold and mildew can grow
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| | can handle the job, clean the carpet with
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| rampant indoors and lead to various
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| | a product such as a biocide that is
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| health problems such as allergic
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| | designed to stop microbial growth.
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| reactions, asthma, sneezing, eye and skin
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| | Following are some steps to follow when
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| irritation, and other respiratory
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| | removing mold and mildew from carpet:1.
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| complaints. Carpets that are not cleaned
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| | Apply a low alkaline all-purpose spotter
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| and dried properly can be a haven for
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| | and wipe it off.2. Rinse with a mild
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| mold spores, which thrive on excessive
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| | acidic carpet rinse and neutralizer.3.
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| moisture.There is no practical way to
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| | Thoroughly dry the carpet.4. Apply a
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| keep mold spores from entering your
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| | mildew stat carpet sanitizer. Make sure
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| buildings. Spores enter through open
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| | you follow all label directions and
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| doorways, windows, and ventilation
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| | recommendations. Let the solution
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| systems. People also track mold spores
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| | air-dry.Although the EPA recommends a
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| through buildings, as they can attach
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| | bleach solution to kill mold in some
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| themselves to clothing and shoes.Molds
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| | situations, many of the mold and mildew
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| need three things to grow: moisture,
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| | removers that contain bleach will harm
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| nutrients and a suitable material such as
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| | carpet fibers, so you should not use it.
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| carpet, paper, ceiling tiles, drywall or
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| | While cleaning, employees should wear
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| a host of other materials. When molds are
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| | gloves and respirators to avoid breathing
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| disturbed they are released into the air
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| | in the mold spores.After cleaning, use
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| and inhaled by the people in the room.
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| | fans to dry the carpet. Once you handle
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| Some individuals are not affected by
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| | the mold problem and the carpet is dry,
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| mold, but others can be highly
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| | use a vacuum with a HEPA filter to remove
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| sensitive.If asked to clean a carpet that
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| | any remaining mold spores. Vacuums with
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| has mold problems you need to first
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| | HEPA filers won't stir up the remaining
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| assess the situation. Are there
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| | mold spores into the air. If the area is
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| underlying factors that are causing
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| | one that will continue to have excessive
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| excessive moisture? Water problems, such
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| | water, you can recommend the building
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| as broken pipes, leaking roofs,
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| | owner replace the carpet with tile or
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| over-watered plants or flooding, and
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| | laminate flooring so you can easily mop
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| improper carpet cleaning can lead to mold
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| | up the water as needed.Copyright 2006 The
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| in carpets.Assess the situation to make
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| | Janitorial StoreSteve Hanson is
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| sure that it is something your company
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| | co-founder of TheJanitorialStore.com, an
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| can handle before agreeing to rid the
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| | online community for owners of cleaning
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| carpet of mold. First make sure the
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| | companies.
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