Soiling
What you need to know
The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) defines soil as “any undesired substance that is deposited on, or that is foreign to, the construction of a textile material.”
Approximately 80% of the soil is dry particulate soil. Over half of this dry particulate soil is tracked in on shoes. The remainder is from people, pets, fabrics, newspapers, magazines, clothing, and plants. The other 20% is from airborne sources, sugar, starch, salt, fluidic residues, tars, asphalt, animal oils, vegetable oils, humidity, dust mites, cooking oil, and unidentified substances.
Soil can be real or apparent. Real soil is ….
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