1 5 denier u00d7 12 5 millimeter rayon in blend with 70 to 95 weight percent softwood pulp if the substrate is entangled under proper conditions the synthetic fiber component of the present invention is not limited only to rayon but can be other cellulosic fibers for example cellulose acetate and hollow rayon ie viscose rayon injected with carbonates non cellulosic synthetic fibers can be used to achieve the required strength and disintegration of the web but with a comprise to the complete biodegradability of the web among the non cellulosic synthetic fibers which may be used according to the present invention are fibers made from polyesters polyolefins polysaccharides eg calcium alginate nylons and acrylics the synthetic fiber component of the present invention can also be a blend of these fibers the basis weight of the web can be as low as about 20 grams per square meter to as high as about 90 grams per square meter the lower limit generally defines the minimum basis weight necessary so that the web can be satisfactorily processed into a wet wiper the upper limit is somewhat arbitrary and represents an approximate basis weight greater than which the web will probably be too costly to be commercialized preferably the basis weight of the web is in the range of 60 to 75 grams per square meter the web can be formed by any common web manufacturing process it can be produced by a conventional wet laying and wet creping process or by wet laying and through air drying or by air laying the web or by other techniques utilized in the paper and nonwovens industries such as those used to produce toweling and tissue paper preferably the nonwoven fibrous web is produced by a.