Clothing/Textiles & Chemicals

Clothing and Chemicals 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31034216/

Toxins in moisture wicking compounds

https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news-release/toxic-truth-about-new-generation-nonstick-and-waterproof-chemicals

Toxins in fashion industry 

https://storage.googleapis.com/planet4-international-stateless/2012/11/317d2d47-toxicthreads01.pdf

Chemicals in clothing article

https://remake.world/stories/there-are-hidden-chemicals-in-our-clothing/

Why polyester shouldn’t be in your bed article

https://www.thehouseofpillows.eu/polyester-shouldnt-be-in-your-bed-blog/

Textile Containing Plastic & EDC’s

https://www.endocrine.org/news-and-advocacy/news-room/2020/plastics-pose-threat-to-human-health

Delta Uniform Article

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/01/31/delta-uniforms/

Chemicals remaining in clothes after washing study 

https://seriouslysensitivetopollution.org/2015/11/21/research-shows-harmful-chemicals-can-remain-in-clothing-even-after-washing/

Full study: http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:850089/FULLTEXT02.pdf 

PFA’s in textiles

https://www.endocrine.org/patient-engagement/endocrine-library/edcs

BPA AND EDCS IN Clothing

https://www.millionmarker.com/blog/fashion-and-toxic-chemicals-part-1-is-your-closet-full-of-toxic-chemicals

Conventional cotton chemcials/why organic matters

https://www.organic-center.org/sites/default/files/publication_files/organiccottonenvironmentreport.pdf

GOTS CHEMICAL INPUT CRITERIA -https://global-standard.org/images/resource-library/documents/GOTS-fact-sheets/Why_GOTS_Factsheet_Control_of_Chemicals_in_GOTS_Goods_v2.pdf

Fibers Allowed under GOTS- https://global-standard.org/images/articles/220713_GOTS_Flyer_Fibres.pdf

Chemicals & Health Implications

Chemical exposure & deteriorating semen quality

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412022002495#t0015

PFOA & Cancer

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3855507/

Formaldehyde & cancer

https://theintercept.com/2021/08/19/formaldehyde-leukemia-epa-trump-suppressed/

Azo dyes as carcinogens

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10523869/

Toxins in home and link to cancer

https://www.businessinsider.com/toxic-chemicals-in-your-home-2018-11

Pesticides & Cancer

https://wiki.cancer.org.au/policy/Position_statement_-_Pesticides_and_cancer#:~:text=In%202010%2C%20a%20review%20of,Hodgkin%20lymphoma%20and%20multiple%20myeloma.

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals

https://www.noharm.org/sites/default/files/documents-files/2999/Introduction%20to%20Endocrine%20Disrupting%20Chemicals.pdf

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Reproductive Health in Boys and Men

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8530230/

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals and male reproductive health

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/rmb2.12326

Endocrine disrupting chemicals and impact on male reproductive health

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6043754/

PFA’s explained

https://www.epa.gov/pfas/pfas-explained

EDC Exposure Article

https://academic.oup.com/edrv/article/36/6/593/2354738?login=false

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals

https://www.noharm.org/sites/default/files/documents-files/2999/Introduction%20to%20Endocrine%20Disrupting%20Chemicals.pdf

Overall Health Trends

Sperm count trends

https://academic.oup.com/humupd/article/23/6/646/4035689?login=false

Health benefits of organic products 

https://ota.com/health-benefits-organic

SPERM COUNT DECREASE

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6455044/

SPERM COUNT DECLINE

https://academic.oup.com/humupd/advance-article/doi/10.1093/humupd/dmac035/6824414

Low Testosterone

 https://news.umich.edu/reduced-testosterone-tied-to-chemical-exposure/

Polyester Impact On Sperm

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1623716/

Pesticide Absorption

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3791087/