PFAS CONTROLS GROW FOR PERFORMANCE TEXTILE MANUFACTURERS WORLDWIDE
April 21st, 2023
As researchers continues to identify health and environmental problems created by textile chemicals that have been widely utilised in the past, regulation tightens, and while this is rarely by international treaty, controls do spread worldwide over time. This is certainly the case regarding perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which have been commonly used within the clothing and textile sector for fire protection, water repellence and oil resistance, preventing stains. (1)
This group of chemicals include perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and ...
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