Helping Textile Chemical Suppliers Meet New Requirements for Compliance, Alternatives Assessment, and Sustainable Chemistry: An Overview of Methods and Tools in the Context of a Specific Use Case

摘要

Textile product development teams and apparel product designers are demanding improved ways to evaluate materials and process chemicals based on new restricted substance requirements and underlying human and environmental health characteristics. To address problems such as constantly changing regulations, short product development cycles, and increased regulatory compliance expectations, a variety of methods and tools are now available to chemical suppliers, mills, and brands. Putting these tools in the context of a specific use case can be instructive. Our research generated a comparison of the human health and environmental endpoints for 19 perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) of interest to the textile industry. Data are compiled from the scientific literature along with data modeling to fill data gaps. These endpoints allow users to directly compare hazard information based on an extensive compilation of data when selecting safer alternative chemicals.