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Green Resources

Is Your Town As Toxic As Anniston Alabama??

by DrG

Lets hope not - this quiet countrified deep south kinda town was home to a huge PCB making factory from the 1930s to 1971 - and the factory was not exactly careful about where the excess and waste PCBs went - millions of pounds were discarded into the local creek and soil ending up contaminating [...]

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Toxic Chemicals in Dry Cleaning is Old School

by DrG

Perchloroethylene (PERC or PCE) is a strong industrial solvent that is carcinogenic and toxic to the kidney, liver and nervous system.  What is it doing in your clothing?  PERC is the solvent used in most dry cleaners.  It dissolves away dirt, grime, stains and odors and it rapidly evaporates so its in essence a “dry” [...]

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