The Effects of Air Pollutants on Textiles: Whose Problem?

The author, one of the nation's leading authorities on the effects atmospheric contaminants have on textiles, discusses the identification and action of the leading air poMutants-sulfur oxides, oxides of nitrogen, ozone and particulates-and recounts the research that led not only to the development of intermediates to reduce gas fading but of entirely new dye structures and dyeing processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]