Several techniques have been investigated for studying the transfer to skin of chemicals from a durable press finish on cotton-containing fabric, under normal wearing conditions. Using flameless atomic absorption spectroscopy, it has been found that the transfer of solid resin to skin was below the sensitivity of the technique (less than about 200 μg of resin per gram of fabric). By differential pulse polarography, it was found that the release of free formaldehyde from shirts did not exceed 10 ng/g in the laboratory air that was drawn over the samples.
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