section_path: Environmental and health impacts/Health impacts
section_name: Health impacts
paragraph_text: Health impacts
  
  Many kinds of respiratory diseases, skin problems, and allergies may be caused by dyes and pigments discharged into the water.
  
  Although formaldehyde levels in clothing are unlikely to be at levels high enough to cause an allergic reaction, due to the presence of such a chemical, quality control and testing are of utmost importance. Flame retardants (mainly in the brominated form) are also of concern where the environment, and their potential toxicity, are concerned.