Plasticizers. Chemicals that are added to the pile and backing material to keep it soft and flexible. They leak out over time and act similarly to estrogen in the body.
There's also a lesser concern over dust and mold since you can't mop a carpet or take it outside to clean it. A vacuum never gets everything.
Carpeted floors? I'm curious about that one.
Plasticizers. Chemicals that are added to the pile and backing material to keep it soft and flexible. They leak out over time and act similarly to estrogen in the body.
There's also a lesser concern over dust and mold since you can't mop a carpet or take it outside to clean it. A vacuum never gets everything.
It was the latter that I was talking about. I'm pretty sure the advent of carpet created the asthma epidemic.