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California Air Resources Board: Dry Cleaning Program
URL: http://www.arb.ca.gov/toxics/dryclean/dryclean.htm

Description:
Environmental programs in California related to perchloroethylene, "identified as a toxic air contaminant in 1991. Perc emissions in California result primarily from the use of the solvent in dry cleaning operations." Includes material about the Toxic Dry Cleaning Incentive Program that provides financial assistance to the dry cleaning industry to switch from systems using perchloroethylene to non-toxic and non-smog-forming alternatives.

LII Topics: Air Quality, Business Enterprises, California: Business, California: Environment & Energy

Publisher:
California Air Resources Board

Extra Keywords
carcinogen cancer perc

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Dry cleaning industry
Solvents
Tetrachloroethylene

LII Database Information:
Record 21887 created by Maria Brandt on 06/19/2006
Last modification on 01/31/2007
Published: 06/22/2006   Republished: 02/01/2007
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/21887

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