Washed cotton
Subtitle: washing techniques, processing characteristics, and health effects
By: editors, P.J. Wakelyn, R.R. Jacobs, and I.W. Kirk.
Contributors: Wakelyn, P. J. 1940-; Jacobs, R. R. 1948-; Kirk, I. W. 1937-; United States. Agricultural Research Service. Southern Regional Research Center.; Cotton Incorporated.; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Southern Regional Research Center
Published: 1986
Place of publication: New Orleans, La
Language: eng
Number of pages: 118
Subjects: Cotton textile industry -- Health aspects.; Cotton manufacture -- Dust control.; Cotton dust.; Lungs -- Dust diseases -- Prevention.
Notes: Includes bibliographies.
"In cooperation with Cotton Incorporated and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health."
"October 1986."
Table of contents: title: Introduction : washing cotton to remove potential health effects / P.J. Wakelyn; title: Washing of cotton / P.E. Sasser, H.H. Perkins, Jr., and C.K. Bragg; title: Evaluation of processing characteristics of washed cotton / H.H. Perkins, Jr., J.B. Cocke, and C.K. Bragg; title: Evaluation of acute human airway toxicity of standard and washed cotton dusts / R.M. Castellan; title: Microbiology of the fiber and airborne dust from washed cotton / S. A. Olenchock ... [et al.]; title: Differentiation of washed and unwashed cotton / R.J. Berni ... [et al.]; title: Other related studies; title: Chemical and microbiological composition of water washed and aqueous acetone washed cottons / H.H. Perkings, Jr. ... [et al.].