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• EPA s Effluent Guidelines: A Co-Operative Program by D. Balmforth and C. G. Tewksbury (Textile Chemist & Colorist, July 1974). Steps leading to development of the Environmental Protection Agency's effluent limitation guidelines for the textile industry are reviewed.
• EPA's Garment and Textile Care Program: An Eye to the Future by Susan H. Keesee (Textile Chemist & Colorist, November 1998). An update on professional cleaning technologies and issues that impact the fiber-textile-apparel-retail (FTAR) pipeline from the EPA conference held March 31-April 2.
• Every Shirt has a Story by Maria C. Thiry (AATCC Review, March 2005). The marketing and certification of sustainable textiles.
• Final EPA Textile Effluent Guidelines Issued by George S. Dominguez (Textile Chemist & Colorist, September 1974). The new guidelines are more complex and allow for more latitude for interpretation than did the proposed original guidelines.
• How to Meet the Requirements for Eco-Textiles by Ulrich Sewekow (Textile Chemist & Colorist, January 1996). Models and developments for environmentally friendly production are reviewed.
• Letter to the Editor by Abraham Reife (Textile Chemist & Colorist, April 1996). Letter to the editor concerning "How to Meet the Requirements for Eco-Textiles."
• New AATCC Review Explains REACH Impact on Textiles by Maria C. Thiry (AATCC News, February 2008). Read the January issue of AATCC Review online!
• Preparing for EPA s Textile Effluent Guidelines by George S. Dominguez (Textile Chemist & Colorist, June 1974). The Environmental Protection Agency is scheduled to issue its long awaited guidelines for textile effluents this month.
• Regulating the Textile Environment: A Slower Pace But Tougher Enforcement by G. Robert Turner (Textile Chemist & Colorist, June 1981). Guest speakers for AATCC's recent environmental symposium in Washington offered updates on technology and the law.