Effects of Washing Conditions on PAH Removal Effectiveness in Firefighter Protective Clothing Materials.

Materials (Basel) · 2025 · PMC12429547 · PMID 40942498

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failed to reach statistical significancep = 0.602not close (p > 0.1)

The difference in total PAH concentrations in membranes between washing at 40 °C and 60 °C was 0.59 μg-g −1 , but still it failed to reach statistical significance ( p = 0.602).

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an apparent trendno p-value reported

However, there was an apparent trend in which the highest content of PAH contaminants was determined in the membrane layer, regardless of whether it was used in protective clothing or in specially prepared material packages.

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