Epa Carpet Cleaning Recommendations

Use an epa approved disinfectant against covid 19 and read the label to make sure it meets your needs.

Epa carpet cleaning recommendations.

If the moldy area is less than about 10 square feet less than roughly a 3 ft. Disinfectants for use against sars cov 2 external icon. Cleaning and treatment with an epa registered biocide are possible. Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving the cdc website.

Always follow the directions on the label. The label will include safety information and application instructions. Make sure that you select a carpet suitable for the routine cleaning and maintenance procedures in the area where it will be used. Use the appropriate cleaning or disinfectant product.

Clean visibly dirty surfaces with soap and water prior to disinfection. Once fiberglass duct liner is contaminated with mold cleaning is not sufficient to prevent re growth and there are no epa registered biocides for the treatment of porous duct materials. Epa nadca and naima all recommend the replacement of wet or moldy fiber glass duct material. This guideline replaces the earlier guideline epa 214 03 carpet and upholstery cleaning wastewater.

Who should do the cleanup depends on a number of factors. Patch in most cases you can handle the job yourself follow the mold cleanup tips and techniques however. Industry recommended standards for carpet installation cri 104 for commercial carpet and cri 105 for residential carpet are available from the carpet and rug cri website. It offers a brief description of the impact carpet cleaning wastes have on the environment as well as advice on how to comply with the relevant legislation.

After cleaning disinfect with an appropriate epa registered disinfectant on list n. Are you cleaning or disinfecting a soft and porous material or items like carpet rugs or seating in areas. Linking to a non federal website does not constitute an endorsement by cdc or any of its employees of the sponsors or the information and products presented on the website. The centers for disease control and prevention cdc cannot attest to the accuracy of a non federal website.

Carpet and upholstery cleaning wastewater disposal updated january 2004 epa 214 04. One consideration is the size of the mold problem. Soft and porous materials like carpet are generally not as easy to disinfect as hard and non porous surfaces. Soft and porous materials are generally not as easy to disinfect as hard and non porous surfaces.