fluorine (TF) analysis was carried out by CIC using an AQF-2100H combustion
unit (Mitsubishi, Japan) which was coupled to a Dionex ICS-2100 Integrion
IC (Thermo Scientific, U.S.) described in more detail by Schultes
et al.31 (link) Subsampling for TF analysis involved
collection of small fabric pieces (∼0.5 mg) before and after
weathering (n = 4 samples of each textile), washing
(n = 4 samples of each textile), and abrasion (n = 4 samples of each textile). Since the fabrics were treated
in a noncontinuous batch process, some inter- and intratextile variability
in the DWR finish was expected. For each textile, a stencil was used
to cut out pieces to match the sampling location of exposed and unexposed
fabrics (A = 2 cm2;
on one fabric (C8F17–SFP coated) was
assessed via TF determination on random samples from different locations
(n = 9) on the same fabric (
in