The Council on Environmental Quality coordinates federal environmental efforts. CEQ reports annually to the President on the state of the environme...
A soft vegetable fiber obtained from the seed pod of a cotton plant.
A durable cut-pile fabric, usually made of cotton with vertical ribs. Back may be plain or twill weave.
An individual or company that buys grey goods, applies any numbers of finishes (dyeing, printing, mercerizing etc.) and sells the finished fabric t...
A 1980 federal statute that created the Superfund program and established a trust fund for the cleanup of abandoned and uncontrolled hazardous wast...
The column in the periodic chart of the elements that begins with Fluorine contains the halogens. These elements, when combined with organic compou...
Possessing the ability to break down into, or otherwise become part of, usable compost (e.g., soil-conditioning material, mulch) in a safe and time...
Cotton yarn that is cleaned with wire brushes to remove short fibers and impurities after carding.
A material’s degree of resistance to the fading effect of light.