Azocolorants in Textiles and Toys
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Title
Azocolorants
in Textiles and Toys
Subtitle
Environmental
and Health Assessment
Author
Other contributors
Publisher
221 Danish Environmental Protection Agency
Responsible institution
Danish Environmental Protection Agency
Copyright
Ministry of Environment and Energy. Danish Environmental Protection Agency
Series and number
Environmental Project, no. 416 1998
Notes and other information
Keywords
eng: colorants; textiles; toys; carcinogens; allergens; ecotoxicology; sampling; methods
of analysis; substitution
Emneord
dan: farvestoffer; tekstiler; legetøj; kræftfremkaldende stoffer; allergifremkaldende
stoffer; økotoksikologi; prøvetagning; analysemetoder; substitution
Abstract
eng: Azocolorants are the largest group of synthetic dyestuffs used in textiles on the
market. Health hazards to consumers are carcinogenicity and contact allergy. Selected
textile products incl. toys have been analysed. Judging from this analysis the risk of
getting cancer from azodyed textiles is small (but existing). The risk of allergy is
substantial, but further documentation is needed. Alternatives to azocolorants may be
sulphonated azodyes, but further environmental studies are needed before recommendation.
Resumé
dan: Azofarver er den største gruppe syntetiske farvestoffer brugt i tekstiler på
markedet. Kræft- og allergifremkaldende egenskaber er de væsentligste sundshedsfarer ved
brug. Udvalgte tekstiler inkl. legetøj er analyseret. Risikoen for at få kræft fra
tekstiler farvet med azofarver er lille. Der er risiko for at få allergi, men der mangler
dokumentation. Sulfonerede azofarver foreslås som alternativ, men der bør foretages
yderligere økotoksikologiske studier, før disse kan anbefales.
Language
eng
ISBN - electronic
ISBN 87-7909-136-9
ISSN - electronic
Price - electronic
0 DKK
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Version
1.0
Version date
1998.12.14
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ISBN - print
ISBN 87-7909-048-6
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ISSN 0105-3094
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