- Author
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Weil, E. D.
- Title
- Recent Progress in Flame Retardant Fabrics for the Armed Forces.
- Coporate
- Intertech Services, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
- Journal
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American Dyestuff Reporter,
Vol. 76,
No. 1,
41-44,
January 1987
- Keywords
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flame resistant fabrics
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cotton fabrics
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protective clothing
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fabrics
- Abstract
- The U.S. Navy has recently begun to outfit seamen with 100% cotton shipboard utility uniforms which are flame-retarded with a phosphonium finish; this cotton fabric was selected instead of a synthetic aramid which had also been evaluated.