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Ruth Polk

Position: 
Research Assistant
Degrees: 
M.S. Natural Resources, University of Michigan, 1995
Research Interests: 
Projects: 
  • Comparative Assessment of Wet and Dry Garment Cleaning: Part I: Environmental and Human Health Assessment Part II: Performance, Economic and Regulatory Assessment
Publications: 
  • A Comparative Analysis of Perc Dry Cleaning and An Alternative Wet Cleaning Processs
  • Comparative Assessment of Wet and Dry Garment Cleaning, Part 1: Environmental and Human Health Assessment

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CSS has developed a growing set of factsheets that cover topics including energy, water, food, waste, buildings, materials, and transportation systems.

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It has been suggested that the Earth's temperature requires 25 to 50 years to reach 60% of its equilibrium response. Consequently, if GHG emissions were completely eliminated, warming would still continue for some time.

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