Talk:Durable water repellent

There's an undated article from Textile Insight which mentions the EPA wanting to reduce PFOA by 95% in 2010. Anyone have any idea how that progress has gone - any PFOA-free DWRs? Incidentally, prior to this edit the article listed different DWR types/brands, and I think that was helpful. II | (t - c) 03:07, 20 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

So I found out the answer to my question in the article Gore-tex: high time for alternatives. The answer is that there are limited alternatives currently available; for example, Nikwax is mentioned. The article provides a sophisticated discussion of the issue and is admirably referenced. Although I found the article on Google Scholar, it is not technically published. I still think it should be considered an acceptable source. II | (t - c) 07:42, 20 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]