Your dear kidney exposed to dry cleaned clothes

Your dear kidney exposed to dry cleaned clothes

You love dry cleaned clothes as it gives fresh looks, removes stains and body odour. But chemical PERC (Perchloroethylene) used in dry cleaning is globally recognized as a health hazard and poses threat to the environment. A recent survey of about 79 dry cleaning facilities in Delhi and Kolkata in India shows that none of the facilities were aware about the danger of PERC whereas International Agency for Research on Cancer claimed PERC being a carcinogen. The survey found concentration of as low as 1.3mg/kg to as high as 101mg/kg…