Allergens: Fitted Carpets

Wall-to-Wall carpeting is today's most popular flooring material, and can also be the unhealthiest. A look through a microscope reveals microorganisms covering every strand and fibre. Although many of these organisms represent no danger to human health, there are some - particularly house-dust mites and mold spores - that are major causes of allergies.

Soon after a new carpet has been installed, house-dust mites will be busy making themselves at home. Micro-organisms, such as bacteria and moulds, can also thrive in carpeting, which provides them with a warm, moist environment with plenty to eat. Dirt will inevitably be walked into the carpet from outside, depositing traces of soil, pollen, animal dander, animal waste products, pesticide residues, mould spores, and so on. This is a good reason to adopt a "no-shoes" policy in the home, for guests as well as members of the family.

Children are most at risk from soiled carpeting. Adults usually sit on chairs or sofas and are unlikely to come into direct contact with the carpet, and their noses are well off the ground. Children, however, habitually crawl and play on carpeted floors and are much more intimately exposed to any allergens or dirt they may contain.

It is foolish to deny that for many people carpet has many advantages in the home, including comfort and insulation against sound and loss of heat. If you do want some carpet in the home, short-pile carpets are easier to keep clean than deep-pile ones, or you may want to consider an anti-allergy carpet.



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