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Strategies for Cleaning Success Did you ever think about how the spring-cleaning ritual developed? Before the advent of electricity and a host of other modern conveniences, homes were heated with coal, oil and/or wood, and lit by gas or candlelight. Soot and grime were the natural companions of winter. Once spring arrived, the doors were thrown open, and everything – rugs, furniture, cupboards, curtains and more – was aired out, cleaned out, swept out and scrubbed out. Although today's…
Did you ever think about how the spring-cleaning ritual developed? Before the advent of electricity and a host of other modern conveniences, homes were heated with coal, oil and/or wood, and lit by gas or candlelight. Soot and grime were the natural companions of winter. Once spring arrived, the doors were thrown open, and everything – rugs, furniture, cupboards, curtains and more – was aired out, cleaned out, swept out and scrubbed out. Although today's centrally heated homes don't…
EVALUATING EUTROPHICATION CONTROL ALTERNATIVES FOR THE LOWER NEUSE RIVER, NORTH CAROLINA by Larry G. Huffman, Jr. May, 1988 EVALUATING EUTROPHICATION CONTROL ALTERNATIVES FOR THE LOWER NEUSE RIVER, NORTH CAROLINA A Thesis Presented to the faculty of the School of Engineering and Applied Science University of Virginia In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Master of Science (Civil Engineering) by Larry G . Huffman, Jr. May, 1988 APPROVAL…
Outcomes of negligible environmental risk mean consumers can feel confident about the safety of these ingredients going down the drain. Results were consistent with assessments by authoritative bodies around the world. Newly published research indicates that an important ingredient used in detergents and cleaning products poses a low ecological risk to waterways. The study, “Environmental risk assessment of polycarboxylate polymers used in cleaning products in the United States,” is…
'Cold Facts, Fast Cash’ Game Show Highlights Power of Cold Washing Earth Week is April 16 to Earth Day, April 22 The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) launched the ‘Cold Facts, Fast Cash’ game show as part of the Cold Water Saves initiative, a joint effort of ACI and The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) to promote the power of cold water washing. This week marks Earth Week, which is a great time to remind consumers of all the benefits of washing some of our clothes in cold water. ACI’s…
1 L U B R I I C A B I N G G R E A S E S FATTY ACIDS IMPROVE UNIFORMITY Soap composition can make or break a lubricating grease. However, the full effect of the fatty acid com- ponents upon grease performance is not yet scientifi- cally defined. Many practical findings about fats and fatty acids guide the greasemaker, but they do not show up consistently in purchase specifications for these materials, even when intended for use in the same type of grease. With the help of the…
StatisticaL Àssessnent of a Limnological Data Set by Robert Clifford, Jr., John W. Wilkinson and Nicholas L. Clesceri Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y. ÀBSTRACT In a study of Wisconsin Lakes, to examine the effects upon naterquality of imposition of a ban on detergent phosphorus, the desiqrn protocol employed the concept of test lakes and referencelakes. A pairing was made of each test lake with a reference lake having as many similar characteristics as possible with the test l-ake…
CONTAMI NANT TRANSPORT I NVESTIGATION FROM AN ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM (OWTS) rN F|NE SAND Phase 3 Report Prepared for: THE SOAP AND DETERGENT ASSOCIATION 475 ParkAvenue South New York, New York 10016 Prepared by: AYRES ASSOCIATES 3901 Coconut Palm Drive, Suite 100 Tampa, Florida 33619 May 1996 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Paoe 1.0 |NTRoDUCT!ON........ ...1-1 1.1 8ack9round............... .......... 1-1 1.2 Objectives of Phase 111.............. ...........1-4 1.3 Scope of…
Septic Tank Treatment System (SepTTS) Model for Cleaning Product Chemicals User's Manual Version 1.0 The Soap and Detergent Association 1997 Prepared by: William Schecher Environmental Research Software Hallowell, Maine Copyright 1996, The Soap and Detergent Association Numerical model developed by Sijin Lee and Jerald L . Schnoor, The University of Iowa, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Iowa City, Iowa 52242 User interface developed by William Schecher,…
.i : 'l i-aI' l-J rì IL II ¡ LJ r'1t1j LJ -"t : -,.j -.1 rE l1 TJ n u n[d fi n L{ ffi u f'l¡tTJ rlt:tiLN n TJ EFFECT OF POINT SOÜRTE CONTROL .oN PHOSPHOR{TS LOA,DS TO THE EHESAPEAKE BÅ,Y Prepared for THE SOÀP AND DETERGENT ASSOCIATION New York, NY Januaryr 1985 By l,lu-Seng Lung, PhDTPE Consulting Environmental Engineer CharloÈtesvíIle, VA i'i .- i i ,li¡ L. Introduction Eutrophication is considered the major concern of the Chesapeake Bay due to nutrient enrichment…