Article: To improve IAQ fast, look no further than your feet: harsh cleaning chemicals and neglected maintenance can sabotage green efforts.(Green Cleaning)(indoor air quality )

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Where can you find the single largest air filter in most commercial buildings? Here's a hint: don't check the ducts. It's the carpet beneath your feet; a mammoth air filter that needs attention to remain effective. Proactive maintenance of a facility's carpet and textiles is essential to achieve the highest quality indoor air. With a proactive maintenance system, allergens trapped in the carpet and textile fibers are removed before they can be reintroduced in the air. Facility managers who use an environmentally preferable maintenance program--a green cleaning regime--take an additional step towards sustainability.

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