Carpet Institute

Carpet Institute, Inc., 350 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y. M. A. Watson, president King Hoagland, secretary. 

J. R. Robertson, Jr., Ph.D. dissertation. The Products of Biodegradation of Selected Carpet Dyes and Dyeing Auxiliaries, Georgia Institute of Technology, Adanta, Dec. 1973. 

Malik, Y. S., Allwood, P. B., Hedberg, C. W., and Goyal, S. M. (2006a). Disinfection of fabrics and carpets artificially contaminated with calicivirus Elevance in institutional and healthcare centres. /. Hasp. Infect. 63,205-210. 

Table 16.7 US Carpet and Rug Institute emission goals in 2005 for carpet, underlay and adhesives.

Advantages of Carpets and Rugs in Energy Conservation," The Carpet and Rug Institute, Dalton, Ga., June, 1977. 

Castle, R. (1994) Recycling in the carpet industry. The 75th World Conference of the Textile Institute, September 25-28, Atlanta, GA. 

Hetes RG, Womack DS, Pierson TK, Naugle DF. Evaluation of exposures to volatile organics offgassing from new carpets. Research Triangle Institute Report No. 94U-4479 001/12 F. EPA Cooperative Agreement No. CR-815509, February 1992. 

Tincher, W. 1978. Survey of the Coosa Basin for organic contaminants from carpet processing. Final Report, Project E-27-630. Textile Engineering Department, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA. 

Indoor Exposure. Products to be used indoors (houses, institutions, greenhouses, etc.), may have potential exposure (inhalation, dermal, and ingestion) hazards both during the application and upon reentry. An appropriate ventilation period may be needed to protect residents, inhabitants, or workers in the treated area from inhalation of hazardous chemicals as well as from contacting residues on carpets, countertops, etc. A study outline has been developed and used by the CDFA for studies it conducts to acquire needed data this is available upon request for others to use to plan their studies. 

The use of polyurethanes in the pressure-sensitive adhesives market has been relatively small. Polyurethanes have been somewhat limited to being used as additives to pressure-sensitive adhesives to improve their cohesive strength. Recent developments in the institutional carpet backing or automotive carpet floor mat markets suggest that pressure-sensitive urethanes can succeed commercially [89]. 

The study building is a 12-story comprehensive cancer center and research institute located in Columbus, Ohio °. Just prior to its opening in January, 1990, a ruptured water pipe on the 12 floor flooded the building with an estimated 500,000 gallons of water. Ceilings, walls, carpeted floors and upholstered furnishings were either wet or exposed to high humidity. 

Many carpet manufacturers, fiber and chemical suppliers, recycling companies, and academic institutions are actively pursuing various methods to recycle fibrous waste. The approaches include chemical processes to depolymerize nylon and other polymers, recovery of plastic resins from carpet fibers, direct extrusion of mixed carpet waste, composites as wood substitutes, fibers for concrete and soil reinforcement, waste-to-energy conversion, and carpet as feedstock for cement kilns. 

Carpet and Rug Institute, Carpet Industry Statistics, http /Avww.carpet-rug.com, Dalton, GA, 2001. 

S. Davis, JJL Lawson, and WJ. Parker, Examinatirm of the Variability of the ASTM E 648 Standard with Respect to Carpets , Technical Report NISTIK 89-4191, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, October 1989. 

A review is presented of topics covered at the Evolving Latex Market meeting organised by the Belgium Plastics and Rubber Institute, in which problems of volatile organic compounds in carpets, extractable proteins in foam mattresses and gloves, and aniline content in mattresses, were discussed. Papers presented demonstrated that suppliers of synthetic latices have successfully modified their materials to tackle environmental problems. BELGIAN PLASTICS RUBBER INSTITUTE... 

Regulatory issues facing the latex sector are discussed, with particular reference to carpet backing odours. An agreement between the GuT (German carpet and rug institute) and the EPDLA (European Polymer Dispersion and Latex Association) has been implemented which has served to reduce or eliminate the VOCs responsible for carpet smells. The elimination of zinc oxide from all types of rubber formulations is another concern which is examined, and details are given of a green paste used as a zinc oxide replacement. 

The Carpet and Rug Institute and Carpet America Recovery Effort, USA... 

The carpet indnstry in the US A has an established and well recognized history of environmental stewardship. The aspirational goal of The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) is for carpet to be universally accepted as a sustainable product. In order to accomplish this objective, the indnstry committed to a journey of continuous improvement over a decade ago. The nltimate destination is sustainability and we... 

This track record of environmental leadership by the US carpet industry has set the stage for the next phase of product stewardship - end-of-life recovery. Since most carpet components are derived from crude oil, this is the next logical area of focus. With over 2 million tonnes of old carpet going to the landfill each year, and that amount growing by approximately 2 to 3% per year, there is tremendous raw material and fuel value potential available. Details of the US carpet industry environmental accomplishments over the last decade can be found in the annual Sustainability Report issued by The Carpet and Rug Institute aud may be downloaded athttp //www.carpet-rug.com/pdf word docs/03 CRI-Sustainability-Report.pdf... 

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