TheToastIsBlue t1_iu1vq2v wrote
Reply to comment by HeDgEhAwG69 in TIL Dry cleaning isn't dry at all and is only called dry because it uses chemical solvents instead of water by balaclavaloungeparty
Dry cleaning. Apparently my neighborhood can thank our drycleaners for our toxic groundwater.
wdwerker t1_iu2gese wrote
A long time ago it was fairly common for dry cleaners to have a well onsite to dump old chemicals in . Most old dry cleaners sites are on the superfund list.
flightwatcher45 t1_iu23dvn wrote
Well they were doing something wrong if it got into the groundwater, the process of drycleaning when done correctly is safe.
wallabee_kingpin_ t1_iu2dobb wrote
Dry cleaning is absolutely not safe for the people who work there. Repeated exposure to the solvents they use causes cancer and probably Parkinson's.
HeDgEhAwG69 t1_iu1wba1 wrote
That sucks but good to know.
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