There's Nothing Dry About Dry CleaningDry cleaning was created by Jean Baptiste Jolly in the 1850’s. One evening kerosene spilled on a table cloth that he owned. He later realized that after the kerosene “evaporated” his table cloth was noticeably cleaner in the area affected by the spill. He later invented what we now call dry cleaning. The industry evolved from using kerosene and gasoline to using Tetrachloroethylene (PERC) as the ideal solvent for dry cleaning. PERC is primarily used as a dry cleaning solvent. It’s also used to degrease metal parts in the automotive and other metalworking industries. After repeated or extended skin contact, PERC may dissolve fats from the skin, resulting in severe skin irritation in work environments where people have been exposed to high concentrations.The International Agency for Research on Cancer concluded that PERC is “probably” a substance that causes cancer in humans. Check out the video links below to learn more about Dry Cleaning and hazardous elements.
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