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breathe easier

The carpet in your home can harbor millions of allergens,

including mold, mildew, dust mites, animal dander, and

pollen.

These eye-opening facts are the concerns of every family or home

owner looking to maintain a healthy living environment. Below, you

will learn more about these allergens, how they can aect you, and

how Marmoleum® can dramatically reduce their presence in

your home.

dust mites

Dust mites are tiny bugs nearly invisible to the naked eye that can infest

your home by the millions. They crawl through your carpets laying eggs

and feed o the dried saliva and skin cells from pets and humans (dander).

The waste particles left behind by dust mites are a major cause of asthma,

wheezing and other respiratory allergies

. Every step you take on your

carpet or every time you vacuum, small clouds of waste particles are

propelled into the air where they can easily be inhaled. At least twenty

minutes or more may pass until the particles settle back to the oor.

Your carpets can be treated for dust mites, but you can bet that won’t keep

them away. If you have dust mite allergies, the American College of Allergy,

Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) states that you may need to remove the

carpets in your home

– especially in the bedroom

dander

Your pet, plus carpeting on your oors, can equal a big problem. Pet

dander can reach breathtaking levels (literally!) as it becomes trapped

in soft materials such as carpet bers and can remain there for up to six

months

. Additionally, cats and dogs who are permitted outdoors can bring

a multitude of eas, pollen and mold spores into your home on their fur

– making your carpets a reservoir for unwanted allergens.

sources cited

1 http://familydoctor.org/familydoctor/en/diseases-conditions/asthma/prevention/dust-mites-in-the-

home.html

2 http://www.acaai.org/allergist/liv_man/trigger_avoidance/Pages/default.aspx

3 http://www.missionallergy.com/?fuseaction=page.display&page_id=55

4 http://www.aafa.org/display.cfm?id=9&sub=18&cont=236

5 http://www.lung.org/our-initiatives/healthy-air/indoor/indoor-air-pollutants/carpets.html

6 https://www.care.com/a/creating-a-toxin-free-home-04161413

7 http://www.healthybuilding.net/news/2004/08/11/building-as-if-breathing-mattered-pvcs-contribution-

to-asthma

for more information

• EPA Indoor Air Quality resources: www.epa.gov/iaq/

•

Green America, The Allergen-Free Bedroom: http://www.greenamerica.org/livinggreen/bedrooms.cfm

• Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America Indoor Air Quality Fact Sheet:

http://www.aafa.org/display.cfm?id=9&sub=30

• American Lung Association, Healthy Air at Home: http://www.lung.org/healthy-air/home/

• National Asthma Campaign (U.K.): www.asthma.org.uk

• Moth

er Earth News, Green Flooring choices:

http://www.motherearthnews.com/green-homes/natural-homes-top-ve-green-ooring-choices.aspx

• The Healthy Flooring Network (U.K.): http://www.healthyooring.org/alternatives.html

• HouseDustMite.org: www.housedustmite.com

caustic chemicals

Many factors aect the indoor air quality of your home: lead and pesticides

can contaminate your carpets when they are innocently transported

indoors by your shoes or on your pets; building materials emit harmful

chemicals known as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into the air;

chemical fumes from the synthetic bers, backing, padding, cleaners, and

adhesives and glues used to install carpeting

; even the ame-retardants

and stain-resistant materials are at fault. Indeed, one has saved many

lives while the other has prevented many inconvenient messes, but both

have been linked to a range of developmental and other adverse eects

The Healthy Building Network adds that some vinyl ooring can leach

dangerous substances – including phthalate plasticizers, lead, cadmium,

dioxins and PVC (polyvinyl chloride, i.e. vinyl). PVC is listed as the worst

plastic from an environmental and health perspective

here is how Marmoleum® can help

Marmoleum® Click Cinch Loc is made of natural ingredients and has both

anti-bacterial and anti-allergen properties. Studies* have shown that

harmful microorganisms cannot live or breed on Marmoleum® ooring,

which makes it the only ooring choice for those concerned about their

health and environment.

From Marmoleum® Click Cinch Loc’s natural ingredients to its glue-free

installation, you won’t nd ANY harmful substances in Marmoleum®,

including lead, formaldehyde or chlorine. The result is a biodegradable

oor that has reduced allergen levels, is bacteria-resistant, and easy to

clean.

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