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Laundry is the process of cleaning clothes and textiles, which can be done through various methods ranging from washing in rivers to using modern self-service machines. It matters because clean clothing is essential for hygiene and daily life.
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3,641 papers- Laundry detergents: an overview.ReviewJournal of oleo science · 2007Bajpai D, Tyagi VKDOI: 10.5650/jos.56.327
- Water pathways through the ages: Integrated laundry wastewater treatment for pollution prevention.ReviewThe Science of the total environment · 2021Ho KC, Teow YH, Sum JY et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143966
- Laundry detergents and skin irritancy--a comprehensive review.ReviewSkinmed · 2014Crawford C, Zirwas MJ
- Laundry detergent "pod" ingestions: a case series and discussion of recent literature.ReviewPediatric emergency care · 2013Beuhler MC, Gala PK, Wolfe HA et al.DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318294f3db
- Carbon footprint of hospital laundry: a life-cycle assessment.BMJ open · 2024John J, Collins M, O'Flynn K et al.DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080838
- Is Laundry Detergent a Common Cause of Allergic Contact Dermatitis?Cutis · 2023Norman T, Johnson H, Yu J et al.DOI: 10.12788/cutis.0748
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21 sectionsContents
- History
- Watercourses
- Washhouses
- Washing machines and other devices
- Chinese laundries in North America
- South Africa
- India
- Philippines
- Ancient Rome
- Laundry processes
- Chemicals
- Cleaning or dry cleaning
- Shared laundry rooms
- Laundry drying
- Right to dry movement
- Common problems
- Etymology
- In culture
- See also
- References
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thumb|upright=1.3|Laundry is hung to dry above an Italian street. thumb|A self-service laundry in Paris thumb|Laundry in the river in Abidjan, 2006
Laundry is the washing of clothing and other textiles, and, more broadly, their drying and ironing as well. Laundry has been part of history since humans began to wear clothes, so the methods by which different cultures have dealt with this universal human need are of interest to several branches of scholarship.