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Companies using perc in consumer products, such as stain removers, or in industrial processes have under three years to do away with the chemical, the Washington Post reports. Dry cleaners will ...
Tetrachloroethylene, also known as perchloroethylene [a] or under the systematic name tetrachloroethene, and abbreviations such as perc (or PERC), and PCE, is a chlorocarbon with the formula Cl 2 C=CCl 2. It is a non-flammable, stable, colorless and heavy liquid widely used for dry cleaning of fabrics.
For decades, a chemical called PCE has seeped into the ground beneath thousands of dry cleaners across California, threatening public health, a Tribune investigation found.
Groundwater and surface water contaminated by PCE from a dry cleaning business and TCE from former and current Washington DOT facilities. Three contaminated municipal drinking water wells have been closed. [65] December 23, 1996: January 4, 1997
Modern dry cleaning machines use a closed-loop system in which the chilled air is reheated and recirculated. This results in high solvent recovery rates and reduced air pollution. In the early days of dry cleaning, large amounts of perchloroethylene were vented to the atmosphere because it was regarded as cheap and believed to be harmless.
The building housed dry cleaning and launderer Swan Cleaners from 1946 to 2014. An environmental assessment of the building’s interior air and soils beneath the building found widespread ...
Environmental groups and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have indicated that such alternative "wet cleaning" methods are better for the environment than perc, and proponents of wet cleaning state that these methods can be used without shrinking or otherwise damaging garments that typically require dry cleaning. [1] [2 ...
Few businesses have been hit harder by the COVID-19 pandemic than dry cleaners, and it might be a long time before the industry bounces back. See: How to Keep Supporting Your Local Small Businesses...