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Contact: Michael Woods
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American Chemical Society
Caption: When choosing clothing to protect against the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays, people should consider blue or red colors rather than yellow. A new study shows that these darker colors, when applied to cotton fabrics, tend to have better UV absorption.
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