It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Wuhan University of Technology

Toxic Fashion / PFAS Contamination

9 April 2024

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The Yangtze is the longest river in Eurasia, the third-longest in the world, and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country.

Textiles the Biggest Source of PFAS in Yangtze River

High levels of PFAS from textiles have been detected along Asia's longest river, the Yangtze, posing low to medium ecological risks.

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It took UK nonprofit Earthsight’s investigators a year to analyse satellite images, court rulings, shipment records and going undercover at global trade shows to trace nearly a million tonnes of tainted cotton from some of the most notorious estates in Brazil to clothing manufacturers in Asia.

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Subir Ghosh

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The average effective tariff rate on both footwear and apparel is over five times higher than on all other US imports.

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Richa Bansal

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