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Heavy Metal Index

Hazardous chemicals in branded textile products, antimony results

Technical Report 06/2013 quantified antimony in polyester and polyester-blend articles. Brand names in the article list are not repeated.

Technical Report 06/2013 quantified antimony in polyester and polyester-blend articles. Brand names in the article list are not repeated.

Key numbers

Antimony was detected in all 36 polyester or blend articles, 14 to 293 mg/kg. The executive summary median is 96 mg/kg of fabric (PDF p.3-4). The results text also prints a polyester-fraction median of 120 mg/kg, and a table total row prints 120. Both medians are kept.

Methods (brief)

Laboratory quantification of fabric. Not a migration or absorption test.

Evidence fitness

Supports the category range and the two medians. Does not support a brand comparison or a claim that the articles are infant sleepwear.

Limitations

The articles are clothing and footwear bought for that survey.

Update history

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