Laundry Adds Flame Retardants to Surface Water (IMAGE)

American Chemical Society

Laundry Adds Flame Retardants to Surface Water

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A variety of flame retardants and phthalates wash into laundry water (green) while others remain on cotton or polyester fabrics (black).

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