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Mitigation of environmental impact caused by DWOR textile finishing chemicals studying their non-toxic alternatives (MIDWOR-LIFE)
Date du début: 1 sept. 2015, Date de fin: 31 août 2018,
Background
DWOR (Durable Water and Oil Repellents) are textile-finishing products made of long chain fluorocarbon polymers. They repel water, oil and dirt from fabrics. These chemicals are persistent and bioaccumulative. Many perfluorochemicals are already classified as dangerous to human health and the environment. For example, perfluorooctane sulfonates ...
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Development of sustainable textiles against bugs (BETITEX)
Date du début: 1 nov. 2013, Date de fin: 31 oct. 2016,
The aim of this project is to create textiles capable of providing the user with protection in front of bugs such as ticks and bedbugs.On the one hand, ticks are important vectors of human and animal diseases, besides causing hurts and irritant bites. Currently, these diseases are more usual than past years, mainly due to: climate change and so continuously new pathogens transmitted by ticks. Tick ...
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