Archive for January, 2010
Life Less Chemical: Dry Cleaning
2 Comments Published by Kate Southwood January 10th, 2010 in Clothing/Apparel, Lifestyle, Recycling.Image via Wikipedia
First the bad news. Dry-cleaning fluid (Tetrachloroethene, also known as perchloroethylene or “perc”) has been classified as a probable human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. It has also been classified as a hazardous air contaminant by the Environmental Protection Agency, and has been shown to cause menstrual irregularities, fertility [...]
