Toxic Carpet Chemicals

The toxic characteristics of carpets.

Toxic carpet chemicals.

New carpets can contain several known human carcinogens including formaldehyde ethylbenzene acetone toluene and styrene. Experts claim that in addition to causing flulike symptoms carpets treated with 4 phenylcyclohexene and other chemical compounds emit carcinogens such as formaldehyde xylene benzene and toluene. Much of conventional new carpeting is made from problematic material especially the backings such as the styrene butadien rubber backing found on 95 of carpets which off gas both styrene a carcinogen and 4 pc a form of polycarbonate which have been linked to cancer. Toxic adhesives which can be required for glue down installation or at the seams.

Indoor carpeting has recently come under greater scrutiny because of the volatile organic compounds vocs associated with new carpet installation. Contain toluene benzene formaldehyde ethyl benzene styrene acetone and a host of other chemicals that are known carcinogens and produce fetal abnormalities in test animals. Vocs a number of chemical additives are a part of conventional carpet from the dyes and processing of the fibers to the topical fiber treatments backing glues backing materials carpet padding and installation tapes and glues.