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Thursday 29 Oct 2015 - 21:28 Makkah mean time-16-1-1437
Stockholm (IINA) - Scientists from Stockholm University discovered that chemicals used to produce clothes could pose risks long after the clothing is purchased and brought home, ChemInfo reported.
Experts analyzed 60 garments from international clothing chains and identified about 100 chemicals out of the thousands used in clothing production. Researchers then examined four groups of compounds and found comparatively high levels of quinolines and aromatic amines in polyester and benzothiazoles in cotton clothes, even if the cotton was produced organically.
The study then measured chemical levels after washing the clothes. The resulting thesis indicated that some chemicals washed off while others remained on clothes and could pose health risks. Researchers said that some of the chemicals are suspected or proven "carcinogens", and that exposure also increased the risk of allergic dermatitis.
A carcinogen is any substance or radiation that is an agent directly involved in causing cancer. It may be due to its ability to damage the genome or to the disruption of cellular metabolic processes.
In addition, several substances with suspected health impacts were not listed by clothing producers and could be byproducts, residues or chemicals added during shipping.
"Clothes are worn day and night during our entire life. We must find out if textile chemicals go into our skin and what it means to our health. It is very difficult to assess and requires considerably more research", said Stockholm chemistry professor Conny Ostman.
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