Joe the Carpet Cleaner - Carpet Cleaning Victoria BC

Did you Know?
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the air inside the typical home is on average 2-5 times more polluted than the air just outside—and in extreme cases 100 times more contaminated—largely because of household cleaners and pesticides.

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Continuous Exposure is a Major Risk
The health danger associated with the use of toxic products is not just the initial exposure, but also the cumulative effects of continuous exposures, which weakens our immune systems. Indoor air pollution is a huge health issue. According to the U.S. EPA, this year some 11,420 people will die from indoor air pollution. Millions more will be sickened by their exposure to a host of toxic chemicals within their homes and offices.

Many household cleaners contain chlorine, though it often masquerades behind aliases such as "sodium hypochlorite" or "hypochlorite." Breathing in the fumes of cleaners containing a high concentration of chlorine can irritate the lungs. This is particularly dangerous for people suffering from heart conditions or chronic respiratory problems such as asthma or emphysema.

The average household contains anywhere from 3-25 gallons of toxic materials, most of which are in cleaners.

Using commercial cleaning products is probably one of the worst things that you can do for your family's health due to the resulting indoor air pollution, in addition to the chemical residue left on your counters and surfaces. Did you know that nearly 80% of the chemicals found in everyday cleaning products have not been tested for long-term effects? By using these products, you may very well have a clean house today, and possible cancer in the future.

There are literally thousands of house cleaning products on the market today, all claiming to kill 99.9% of germs or bacteria or whatever. In theory, this is great; however in reality, these products kill germs because they themselves are toxic chemicals that will basically kill anything.

Most carpet cleaning formulas using chemicals are designed to over power the stain itself; they accomplish the task but not without using highly toxic substances. Some include perchlorethylene, a known carcinogen that damages liver, kidney and nervous system damage; and ammonium hydroxide, a corrosive, extremely irritable to eyes, skin and respiratory passages.

One million poisonings in Canada each year are due to household cleaner ingestion. Some are fatal. Thousands of children and adults are permanently disfigured or injured through contact with chemicals in the home each year.

Homeowners use up to 10 times more toxic chemicals per acre than farmers.

Over 100 pesticide ingredients are suspected to cause birth defects, cancer, and gene mutations.