Environment Reducing Emissions (NAPSA)—Whenhandled properly, most industrial chemicals can be used safely. In addition, new storage and delivery methods are helping minimize leaks, emissions and other threats to the environment. The nose knows,and at today’s drycleaning businesses, there’s less of a chemical smell. The drycleaning industry has already taken steps to ensure safe handling of perchloroethylene (perc), the main solvent used in the process. The new generation of drycleaning equipment is so tight that it has cut perce emissions down by 70 percent over the last ten years. Consumers may have noticed the difference with their noses. Not only do today’s drycleaned garments smell fresher than those of years past, but so do the drycleaning establishments they comeoutof. To receive a free brochure about perc, e-mail your address to the American Council on Science and Health at perc@acsh.org and ask for “What’s the Story? The Dry-Cleaning Chemical Perc.” ACSH is an independent, nonprofit consortium of physicians and scientists dedicated to consumer education.
