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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Clothes Encounters On synthetic fabrics and kids	Umbra Fisk	11 Oct 2006	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, I have just recently learned about all these plastic-awareness issues and now wonder about polyester clothing, or any human-made fabric for that matter, on my children (three girls: 3, 5, and 7 years old). If plastics can leach out into their bodies, can clothing also affect them? Julie Roberts Nevada City, Calif. Dearest Julie, The clothing we wear can affect all of us, as well as our environment. But should ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, fashion, green living, parenting, toxics (all these topics)

The Environmentalist's New Clothes Advice on natural fabrics vs. polyester	Umbra Fisk	12 Jul 2004	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, I've never appreciated human-made fabrics -- polyester and its cousins invariably feel less comfortable to me than cotton or wool. Until recently, I thought this personal preference also had the happy side effect of making me a greener clothes shopper, since producing natural fibers doesn't involve long chains of polymers. A friend recently claimed otherwise, telling me that the growt ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, fashion, green living, toxics (all these topics)

Clothes Call On clothing	Umbra Fisk	30 Jul 2002	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, My nephew says that new clothes and other apparel that come from foreign countries are treated with toxic chemicals to avoid various types of fungal or insect contamination, and upon arriving at the loading dock of your favorite wanker-mart, they are ripe to toxify the air, your skin, your eyes. He worked on such a dock and had to wear a respirator and other protective devices to avoid dangerous levels of exposure to the stuff. So I ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, fashion, green living, toxics (all these topics)

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