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Toxic textiles: the lethal history of Rayon
Preface. This is a book review from Science magazine of Paul David Blanc’s 2016 book “Fake Silk The Lethal History of Viscose Rayon”, Yale University Press. I’ve shortened the review and changed some of the text. This book exposes how … Continue reading
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Tagged carbon disulfide, rayon, viscose
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