Chemists Try for Cleaner Papermaking

Paper production is a messy business. As mill workers process 100 million tons of pulp each year, dioxins and other troublesome compounds escape into the environment, where they linger in natural waters and harm fish (SN: 11/4/95, p. 295).

The processing of logs in paper mills produces worrisome chemicals. Researchers have a new approach for treating pulp without creating these pollutants.