The Dirt On Shop Towels

Each day, shop towels are delivered to manufacturing facilities across the United States. A study by Gradient, an environmental and risk consulting company, found that even after being laundered, "clean" shop towels can contain high levels of heavy metals. If you're having trouble watching this video, try downloading the latest version of Flash Player or contacting your IT department.

Nov 4th, 2011

Each day, shop towels are delivered to manufacturing facilities across the United States. A study by Gradient, an environmental and risk consulting company, found that even after being laundered, "clean" shop towels can contain high levels of heavy metals.

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