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There is something in the air - Polyfluorinated chemicals (PFC) in the indoor air of outdoor shops

In a new investigation, Greenpeace has investigated indoor air in stores selling clothing and outdoor equipment containing per- and polyfluorinated chemicals (PFCs). In European flagship stores of the brands Mammut, The North Face, Norrona and Haglöfs, 20 to 60 times higher PFC concentrations were measured compared to air in office and storage rooms. Compared
For outdoor air, the concentrations measured in specialist outdoor shops are about 1000 times higher. The volatile polyfluorinated telomere alcohols and acrylates found in the indoor air of outdoor stores can be degraded into perfluorocarboxylic acids of health concern such as PFHxA and PFOA in the environment or after absorption into the body. PFOA is a chemical with particularly dangerous properties. It is classified and regulated under REACH as a substance of very high concern (SVHC).

Scope: 19 pages
Reference: free of charge for download at Greenpeace.