Soft and porous materials like carpet are generally not as easy to disinfect as hard and non porous surfaces.
Is carpet a porous surface.
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Epa has listed a limited number of products approved for disinfection for use on soft and porous materials on list n.
Wood is also considered a non porous surface.
It is practically impossible to completely remove mold from porous materials.
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Your carpet and upholstery is porous which means it is less hospitable to viruses than non porous surfaces.
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Carpet is a porous surface and in the cdc s white paper guidance for cleaning and disinfection it states soft and porous materials are generally not as easy to disinfect as hard and.
However your carpet and upholstery is still cool and dry.
It is always best to discard porous materials that are contaminated by mold.
Follow the disinfectant manufacturer s safety instructions such as wearing gloves and ensuring adequate.
Examples of porous materials include the drywall carpeting wallpaper and acoustical ceiling tiles.
Common hard surface materials are stainless steel solid surface laminate porcelain and a wide variety of tile and ridged plastic materials.
Some of the more common porous surfaces include laminate granite and various types of tile and plastic materials.