Greenpeace: Hung Out to Dry

Here is the link the Dirty Laundry Report 2: Hung Out to Dry by Greenpeace International. They bought aports and recreational clothing from 15 of the largest brands and tests them for toxins, such as nonylphenol, which can be"hormone disrupters and hazardous even at low levels", despite their promise to clean up and green up their supply chains.

An excerpt in the executive summary states...
"Greenpeace submitted all 78 articles of clothing for analysis by a leading independent laboratory, which
examined them for the presence of NPEs. Where released untreated, NPEs break down in rivers to form
the persistent, toxic and hormone disrupting NP. Even where wastewater treatment facilities are present, they are unable to fully breakdown NPEs, and instead only partially degrade them – often even speeding up their conversion into the toxic NP.
Detection of NPEs in fabrics is therefore an indicator that NPEs were used during production, resulting in increased levels of nonylphenol reaching the environment; such as in waterways or rivers."

The report is accessible comprehensive so I strongly suggest you take a peek at the tables and charts they provided, (such as the one I have featured below from page 7 of the report) if not read some of their findings!