John Kane wrote:
> On Sep 20, 10:10 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:

>> I don't know, where I live office buildings and homes are largely
>> carpeted and most of us seem to be breathing fine. Except the
>> smokers.
>
> Ever notice the increase in asthma? Not that it is necessarily
> related to carpets but given the off-gassing of new carpets and the
> dustmites of older ones they are probably not good for us. They may
> even affect more poeple than cigs but I doubt if quite as nastily.

Maybe it's causing the increase in peanut allergies, too. Heh.

All I know is all my friend's houses, and my houses, were carpeted.
I'm hearing about this increase in asthma in the past decade or so.
I have area rugs, too, they can't just be washed, either, I don't know
anyone with a machine that large. Beating them on the line might
feel good, but I'm certain that's not ridding them of dust mites/etc.

I just think that smoking and second hand smoke is going to be more
harmful than carpeting. I would be surprised if any doctor would rather
see carpet disappear than cigarettes. After all, upholstered furniture
and beds hold crud on their own, too.

nancy