My girlfriend works in a sewing factory making parkas with gore tex and her sinuses are horrible during the week while she works, but clear up on the weekend. Just trying to figure out if it's the gore tex or if it may be something else in the factory causing her chronic sickness. I'm thinking it is the goretex because she stinks of it in the evening where they have to iron it into the fabrics. I judging by the smell I can't see how it could be safe but I just wondered if anyone actually knew if there was something in the chemical makeup of the gore tex that could cause it. Thanks
2007-03-09 03:38:33 · 4 answers · asked by CuriousOne 2 in Environment
It sounds like an allergy to me. It may be an allergy to GoreTex, it may be an allergy to something else used in the building.
If it were some sort of toxic effect due to Antimony or Teflon, the effect woud likely NOT dissipate over the course of the weekend.
2007-03-09 06:22:49 · answer #1 · answered by Marc G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gore Tex is made from Teflon. There is some evidence that Teflon, when heated, outgases toxic chemicals.
2007-03-09 04:00:34 · answer #2 · answered by joe s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Antimony, it is used in the manufacture of Polyester and is very toxic.
2007-03-09 03:48:28 · answer #3 · answered by Brian L 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i dunno
2007-03-09 03:41:08 · answer #4 · answered by shamna 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋