Fading of Selected Drapery Fabrics by Air Pollutants

Abstract

A statistically designed laboratory study to assess both direct and synergistic effects of air pollutants and other environmental factors on six different classes of materials was recently completed.¹ One of the material classes was dyed textile fabrics. Drapery fabrics were specifically selected because they are economically important, are designed to have a fairly long life, and are subject to atmospheric fading. In fact, fading, whether caused by sunlight, pollution or both, frequently limits the useful life of draperies.