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Monday map time: Find a contaminated dry cleaning site near you

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There is nothing “dry” about dry cleaning, and little that’s clean about it, either. Statewide, an estimated 1,500 dry cleaners – both operating and defunct  –  have potentially contaminated the water, dirt and/or air with toxic solvents. PERC, or perchloroethylene, is the solvent most widely used at dry cleaners. Your clothes are essentially bathed in ...

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