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Laundry

Laundry is a noun that refers to the act of washing clothing and linens, the place where that washing is done, and/or that which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered. Laundry can be considered a room or area, as in a home or apartment building, reserved for doing the family wash.

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Scented consumer products shown to emit many unlisted chemicals

The sweet smell of fresh laundry may contain a sour note. Widely used fragranced products – including those that claim to be "green" – give off many chemicals that are not listed on the label, including some that ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 26, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (15) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Advance could mean stain-busting super scrub brushes and other new laundry products

Scientists are reporting development and successful testing of a way to reuse -- hundreds of times -- the expensive, dirt-busting enzymes that boost the cleaning power of laundry detergents and powdered bleaches that now ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Spin cycle: a new kind of washer (Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- In many developing countries, electricity is unreliable or unavailable and water must be carried by hand, so conventional modern washing machines are not an option. Washing clothes can take ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Scented laundry products emit hazardous chemicals through dryer vents

The same University of Washington researcher who used chemical sleuthing to deduce what's in fragranced consumer products now has turned her attention to the scented air wafting from household laundry vents.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 24, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Green zone: After two years, did all her eco-friendly projects pay off?

It started with gray water, then escalated to chickens, composting toilets and rain barrels. I'm talking about the two years I've spent transforming my humble California bungalow into a test case for sustainable living ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 21, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 3

Capsules that clean: New-look laundry detergents head for supermarket shelves

Consumers who remember laundry detergents from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s are about to get that déjà vu feeling — and younger people quite a surprise — as detergent manufacturers once again try a major ...

Chemistry / Other

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2