Proposed nPB ban in Philadelphia Shown to be Without Merit

23/08/2010

The proposed ban on nPB that was added late into the Philadelphia "Proposed Air Regulation XIV, Control of Perchloroethylene from Dry Cleaning Facilities," dated June 24, 2010 was brought into question at the public hearing on August 12 in Philadelphia, PA.  Over 75 dry cleaners and interested persons were in attendance at the hearing and presented a wide array of concerns with the proposed regulations and made excellent points about its economic viability and enforceability. 

The New Kid On The Block

17/09/2009

DrySolv, has been the topic of a lot of conversation lately. Everyone that has heard about it either has questions or has been told stories about it. My hope is to provide some information to the membership so that you can search out more knowledge and make a decision. I have done my research and may come across supportive of the product in this article. That is not my intent. As they say, “just the facts.”

Cleaners Re-opens After Explosion

20/05/2009

A natural gas leak has been ruled out as the cause of an explosion that occurred inside a Park Ridge dry cleaners last week.

Explosion rocks dry cleaners in uptown Park Ridge

14/05/2009

An explosion Tuesday afternoon inside a Park Ridge dry cleaners shattered windows and injured two people working inside. The blast originated from a piece of dry-cleaning equipment in the rear of Holt Cleaners, 29 S. Fairview Ave., about 1:30 p.m., said Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Sorensen.

The Ozone Productivity of n-Propyl Bromide

13/05/2009

VOC - 2008 whitten paper published .pdf

 

Darkness Gathers as EPA Proposes New Classification for Perc.

12/05/2009

The horizon for perc users could grow dimmer if the U.S. EPA’s new toxicological review of perc makes it out of draft form as-is. Three weeks ago the EPA issued its updated, draft toxicological review of perc. According to a Washington report, David Bussard, director of the Washington Division of EPA’s National Center for Environmental Assessment, said perc should be classified as "likely to be a human carcinogen" and as causing neurological problems based on new human studies, a new understanding of how perc moves through the body, and new laboratory animal cancer tests. "This possible reclassification could impact the industry in a devastating way," said Mary Scalco, Senior Vice President of DLI. "This would effectively raise the EPA’s risk assessment of the chemical leading to tougher cleanup standards, and possibly stricter worker exposure standards." The June 26 assessment states that 10 laboratory animal studies found that perc causes cancer when inhaled or ingested and that human studies found an association between exposure to the solvent and a slight increase in cancer "although a causal association has yet to be definitively established." EPA will accept comments for 90 days, then the National Academy will peer review the report. The industry will definitely be submitting comments on this material.