Decontamination of fabric

Questions are briefly discussed associated with the decontamination of fabric as the basic material for the manufacture of work clothings and garments. They mainly involve the methods of contamination (dry or wet) and the types of binding between the contaminant and the fabric. Main attention is paid to the methods of fabric decontamination, this both dry methods and especially wet methods. The methods are discussed in detail of fabric decontamination by dry cleaning using various organic solvents. Experimental results are tabulated of decontamination of fabric artificially contaminated with a solution of a fission product mix. The highest value of decontamination efficiency obtained by soaking the fabric in an organic solvent and subsequent washing is 95%. (Z.M.)