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ASTM Selected Technical Papers
Performance of Protective Clothing: Fifth Volume
By
JS Johnson
JS Johnson
1
Deputy Associate Program Leader
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Fission Energy and System Safety Program Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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Livermore, CA 94550
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SZ Mansdorf
SZ Mansdorf
2
Managing Director
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Consulting Services Liberty International
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175 Berkeley Street Boston, MA 02117
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ISBN-10:
0-8031-1987-9
ISBN:
978-0-8031-1987-1
No. of Pages:
652
Publisher:
ASTM International
Publication date:
1996

This study estimated the per load cost of laundering clothing worn for pesticide application, using recommended laundry practices and home equipment. Costs were based on a top-load (vertical axis) clothes washer with a 94.6 L (25-gallon) fill, hot wash with cold rinse, fuel costs of $0.0824/kWh and $5.71/GJ ($0.6024/therm), and 1 1/2 times the amount of detergent recommended by the detergent manufacturer for a normal load. The estimated cost per load ranged from $0.72 to $1.32 for depreciation of the clothes washer, and for fuel and detergent. The estimated cost of a no-load wash cycle to clean the washer ranged from $0.58 to $1.09.

1.
Laughlin
,
J.M.
and
Nelson
,
C.
, “
Decontaminating Personal Protective Equipment of Applicators: A Synthesis of Research Results
,” Proceedings Quality and Usage of Protective Clothing NOKOBETEFIV,
Kiltila, Finland
,
1992
, pp. 179–185.
2.
Coffman
,
C.
,
Always Wear the Right Stuff: Personal Protection Equipment for Pesticide Handlers and Workers
.
Video and slide script, Media Services, Resource Center, Cornell University
,
Ithaca, New York
.
3.
Laughlin
,
J.
and
Gold
,
R.
,
Laundering Pesticide Contaminated Clothing
, G943 Cooperative Extension,
Institute of Agriculture, University of Nebraska
,
Lincoln, Nebraska
,
1989
.
4.
Olson
,
W.
and
Nelson
,
C.
,
Washing Clothing Worn While Applying Pesticides
, HE-FS-2312-A,
Minnesota Extension Service, University of Minnesota
,
St. Paul, Minnesota
, revised
1993
.
5.
Stone
,
J.
,
Safe Farm: Learn About Pesticides and Clothes
. Pm 1265f,
Cooperative Extension Service
,
Ames, Iowa
, revised
1994
.
6.
Personal Protective Equipment Guide: Inspecting. Maintaining, and Replacing PPE
.
United States Environmental Protection Agency
,
Washington, DC
and the
United States Department of Agriculture
,
Washington, DC
.
7.
Nelson
C.
,
Laughlin
,
J.
,
Kim
,
C.
,
Rigakis
,
K.
,
Raheel
,
M.
, and
Scholten
,
L.
, “
Laundering as Decontamination of Apparel Fabrics: Residues of Pesticides from Six Chemical Classes
,”
Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
, Vol.
23
,
1993
, pp. 85–90.
8.
Courtless
,
J.D.
, “
Cost of Doing Laundry
,”
Family Economics Review
,
1982
, pp. 17–22.
9.
Franklin Associates, Ltd.
,
Energy and Environmental Profile Analysis of Children's Disposable and Cloth Diapers
. Report to the American Paper Institute Diaper Manufacturer's Group,
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, Prairie Village, Kansas,
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.
10.
Lehrburger
,
C.
,
Mullen
,
J.
, and
Jones
,
C.V.
,
Diapers: Environmental Impacts and Life Cycle Analysis
.
National Association of Diaper Services
,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
,
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.
11.
Little
,
A. S.
,
Disposable Versus Resuable Diapers: Health, Environmental and Economic Comparisons
.
Report to Proctor & Gamble Co., Arthur D. Little, Inc.
, Cambridge, Massachusetts,
1991
.
12.
Gahring
,
S.
,
Halbach
,
T.
, and
Olson
,
W.
,
Infant Diaper and Adult Incontinence Products: Choices for Families and Communities
, NR-FO-5960-5.
Minnesota Extension Service, University of Minnesota
,
St. Paul, Minnesota
,
1992
.
13.
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,
The Soap and Detergent Association
,
New York, New York
, March/April, 1988, p. 8.
14.
1993 Major Home Appliance Industry Fact Book
,
Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers
,
Chicago, Illinois
,
1993
, p. 22.
15.
October 1993 Consumers' Directory of Certified Efficiency Ratings for Residential Heating and Water Heating Equipment
,
Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association
,
Arlington, Virginia
,
1993
.
16.
Ellis
,
S.
, and
Lovingood
,
P.
, “
Energy Conservation with Clothes Dryers: Evaluation Techniques
,” Proceedings of College Educators in Home Equipment Technical Conference,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
,
Lincoln, Nebraska
,
1983
, pp. 40–52.
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