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• Backpack vacuum cleaner

  Pros use this machine all day, avoiding back strain and repetitive stress injury.

• CRI

  An acronym for the Carpet and Rug Institute, an industry association.

• Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

  What they are, and how you can stay safe while using them.

• Carpet and Rug Institute

  The Carpet and Rug Institute, headquartered in Dalton, Georgia, is the national trade association for the carpet and rug industry.

• Personal protective equipment

  It sounds like a big term, but it’s not. Personal safety is easy and inexpensive to ensure.

• Biofilm

  More than just gross, that slime is a bacterial fortress.

• Time

  How much time should be devoted to housekeeping? It depends....

• Dust mites

  You can’t see them, but they can cause allergies and other respiratory problems.

• SCRT

  The Society of Cleaning and Restoration Technicians (SCRT) is a non-profit, international trade association and a shareholder of The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC).

• IICRC

  An acronym for the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification, a standards and certification organization.

• XRF

  X-ray fluorescence (XRF) technology is a fast, highly accurate method for analyzing the soil removal capability of cleaning products such as vacuum cleaners.

• Carpet

  Vacuum often to maintain appearance and long life.

• Pets

  No question about it, pets can be a joy, but they will add to the housekeeping load.

• Truck-mounted extractor

  These are the dirt-busting powerhouses of carpet cleaning.

• Green cleaning

  Safer product purchases and methods that may help spare the environment.

• Shower curtain

  The best way to clean a vinyl, polyester or cotton shower curtain, plus the skinny on shower rods and curtain rings.

• Well-ventilated area

  Another term you’ll see frequently in HC-Pedia. What do we mean?

• Acid

  It's helpful — and hazardous — at the same time.

• Biodegradable

  A substance is biodegradable when natural biological decay processes can break it down into simple molecules.

• N95 respirator

  An essential tool used to protect people from hazardous fumes during certain jobs.

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