Does airing out mattresses outside do any good?

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Does airing out mattresses outside do any good?

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Dec 16, 2013

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Airing out rugs and mattresses outdoors is a great way to disinfect them, thanks to a little thing called ultraviolet light. Find out how UV light can disinfect everything from rugs to water in this episode of BrainStuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Dec 16, 2013

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