| Main Title |
Multiprocess wet cleaning : cost and performance comparison of conventional dry cleaning and an alternative process. |
| Author |
Jehassi, O.
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| Other Authors |
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| CORP Author |
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Pollution, Prevention, and Toxics. |
| Publisher |
U.S. EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, |
| Year Published |
1993 |
| Report Number |
EPA 744-R-93-004; 68-D2-0175; EPA-68-D2-0175 |
| Stock Number |
PB94-109030 |
| OCLC Number |
28957555 |
| Subjects |
Dry cleaning--Environmental aspects ;
Cleaning and dyeing industry--Environmental aspects
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| Additional Subjects |
Dry cleaning ;
Air pollution abatement ;
Tetrachloroethylene ;
Solvents ;
Exposure ;
Air pollution economics ;
Cost analysis ;
Performance evaluation ;
Multiprocess wet cleaning ;
Ethylene/perchloro
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJED |
EPA 744/R-93-004 |
+exec.summ. |
OCSPP Chemical Library/Washington,DC |
10/05/2001 |
| ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 744-R-93-004 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
| ELBD RPS |
EPA 744-R-93-004 |
repository copy |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
11/28/2017 |
| ERAD |
EPA-744/R-93-004 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
04/27/2016 |
| NTIS |
PB94-109030 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
1 volume : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Abstract |
The study was a collaborative effort between EPA's Design for the Environment (DfE) program and the dry cleaning industry. EPA and the dry cleaning industry formed a partnership in an effort to cut down on exposure to perchloroethylene (PCE), the chemical solvent used by most dry cleaners to clean clothes. The study compares the cost and performance of a traditional dry cleaning method using PCE to an alternative method that does not use chemical solvents. The alternative method, called Multiprocess Wet Cleaning, relies on soaps, heat, steam, and pressing to clean clothes that are traditionally dry cleaned. The results of the study show that in certain situations, the wet cleaning process is technically feasible and economically competitive with PCE dry cleaning. |
| Notes |
"September, 1993." "EPA document 744-R-93-004." Includes bibliographical references. |
