What Does a Dry Cleaner Do?

Dry cleaners use a variety of solvents to remove soil from fabrics. Early solvents included gasoline, kerosene, benzene, turpentine, and petroleum. These compounds were dangerous and have since been replaced by synthetic, nonflammable solvents such as perchloroethylene and decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (GreenEarth).…