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