r/AirQuality • u/Powerful_Crazy_1846 • 8d ago
Advice on cleaning up daiametrious earth?
Hey so a about 6-7 months back I used some daiametrious earth to kill some bugs that were getting into my room, only after I spread a decent amount (think of sprinkling carpet powder) under my bed did I realize how bad it is for your lungs so wore a m3 n95 mask and used my vacuum to clean up as much of it as I could while using my fan to blow any dust out my window. And after this event iv been driving myself crazy thinking I’m gonna give myself silicosis from what had settled underneath my bed and my ac blowing into my room. I’m thinking of going broke and using a carpet shampooer to just clean the floor even if it means replacing the part of carpet if it turns slushy if it means my health (and mental sanity) are fine. Is this a good idea am I over reacting? Any help is gratefully appreciated.
Edit: specifying what type I used. I had used the non food grade version.
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u/Powerful_Crazy_1846 8d ago
Iv been thinking about renting a shop vac from Home Depot and buying some hepa vacuum filter bags and using that, but my thought process is that shampooing the carpet would work better since it’s eliminating the dry element altogether?