French for warp-knitted fabric, usually flat-knitted with fine ribs on the face and ribs on the back.
A type a polyester yarn that is inherently flame retardant.
A commonly used test for determining the potential of certain metals and chemicals for their potential to leach out of an unlined disposal site int...
This is a measure of how poisonous a substance can become over time with repeated exposure. A substance may have low acute toxicity (i.e., little h...
A measure of how poisonous or “deadly” a substance is during initial exposure. A common measuring tool for acute toxicity is LD50 (“lethal dose”), ...
If a threshold concentration of one of fourteen substances listed by RCRA is present in an extract of a waste stream, the entire waste stream is cl...
A French term for a sheer fabric such as linen or cotton.
A method of resist dyeing in which parts of the fabric are tightly wound with yarns or tied into knots in selected areas. When the fabric is placed...
The federal statute (of 1976) that authorized the EPA to track the 75,000 industrial chemicals currently produced or imported into the United State...