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To choose flooring that helps minimize exposure to allergens, smooth surfaces of any type are generally the best. Allergens and other particles settle on floors and surfaces of the house, and every time people or animals walk across a floor they stir settled particles into the air, making it possible to breathe them in. Carpets, Sublett says, trap and act as a reservoir for these small particles. Smooth flooring surfaces such as wood or linoleum make it easier to wipe or wash the dust and allerg

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