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• Analysis of Stack Gases Discharged from Synthetic Fiber Finishing by J. J. Porter, F. C. Alley, and J. R. Grubbs Jr. (Textile Chemist & Colorist, June 1977). Before you can correct undesirable stack emissions, you first have to identify the objectionable pollutant.
• ITMA 95: Finishing Equipment by Cliff L. Seastrunk and Charles Tomasino (Textile Chemist & Colorist, April 1996). Textile finishing developments were introduced at the 1995 ITMA.
• Mothproofing Without Pollution by Roop Nahta (Textile Chemist & Colorist, March 1973). Governmental restrictions on the amount of residual dieldrin allowed in mill effluent have prompted this search for an alternative method for mothproofing wool while maintaining the use of dieldrin.
• Organic Solvents in Preparation and Finishing by Robert E. Ritter (Textile Chemist & Colorist, May 7, 1969). This paper discusses the advantages of solvent processing, including a consideration of the solvents themselves, the machinery, economic factors and the current uses being made of solvent processing, along with some predictions for the future.
• Safe, Comfortable, Durable Press Cottons: A Natural Progress for a Natural Fiber by Bethlehem K. Andrews (Textile Chemist & Colorist, November 1992). The evolution of smooth drying cottons from the early days of wash-and-wear to the low or no formaldehyde durable press fabrics of today is reviewed.
• Small Game Hunting: Antimicrobials Take the Field by Maria C. Thiry (AATCC Review, November 2001). The presence of dangerous microbes has drawn hunters to the lucrative lure of eradicating them where they live: on textiles.