Clothes Treatment Agents Keep Hidden Dangers

Wuhan Spin Lu Bitai, a university professor, recently discovered that clothing If the treatment agent is not applied properly during the production process, it will endanger human health. A survey of the general public found that nearly four of the adults had a cause. clothes It causes skin allergy, but most people do not understand the dangerous substances in clothing.

Under the guidance of Lu Bitai, Professor of light chemical engineering at the school of chemical engineering, the investigation team conducted field investigations in Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang and Wuhan Optics Valley auxiliaries dye company, and participated in the whole process of auxiliary production in person to investigate the production of green auxiliaries.

They learned that in the process of garment production, manufacturers use a lot of anti mildew treatment agents, aromatic amine treatment agents and other dyes and auxiliaries. Although the fabric has been improved, some manufacturers have used unqualified finishing agents and auxiliaries in pursuit of interests, resulting in excessive formaldehyde and aromatic amines, causing cancer risks. At the same time, heavy metals such as antimony, arsenic and lead will be brought into the process of dyestuff processing or textile processing.

The survey team randomly surveyed 1000 ordinary citizens through questionnaires. The results showed that 39.5% of the skin allergies were caused by clothing, but up to 85% of them did not know about clothing auxiliaries and dyes. "We can see that people's awareness of clothing safety is relatively weak. In fact, the absorption rate of hazardous substances on the skin is very high. For example, when new clothes fade, they need attention. Li Yufei, the head of the activity, said.

The investigation team appealed to clothing manufacturers to label the use of auxiliaries and the health level of auxiliaries on each brand of clothing, and the government should strengthen relevant supervision.