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Article: Use of chlorinated wood pulp under fire. (Capital Comments)
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- Nonwovens Industry
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- April 1, 1994
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There has been a growing governmental effort to reduce--or even eliminate--the use of chlorine during treatment of wood pulp in the U.S. With an ongoing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) study, a proposed amendment to the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the recent pulp and paper industry "multimedia" regulation from the EPA, a harsh light is being shed on the use of chlorinated wood pulp from a number of different directions.
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