Common chemicals released under sunlight exposure?

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Common chemicals released from clothes or bedclothes when exposed to sunlight include various additives and bonding agents that may break down under UV radiation. The breakdown process can lead to the release of both harmful and harmless chemicals, depending on the materials and additives used in the textiles. Dry cleaning and water-based cleaning methods, which often include detergents and odorants, can further complicate the chemical landscape. A precise answer requires a detailed list of ingredients used in the textiles and cleaning products.

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What are the common and/or possible chemicals that could release from clothes or bedclothes when it is exposed to sunlight? Since there are many
different textures and additives so I am concerned about the common chemicals that could release

I roughly know that sunlight will break a lot of bonding, but when the bonding
is broken, what happens next? will it release any chemical (either harmful or harmless) out, what are they?
 
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There is no simple answer, plus there are many methods of cleaning clothes.
Dry cleaning | water + detergent and/or soap
might be a good starting point.

Plus, to make things more difficult, there are all kinds of additives in water based products, like odorants that make the clothes smell "clean" or "lemon-ish".

In other words, there is no good answer without an exact list of ingredients. Multiple methods means more lists.

This is not a good question for PF, IMO. Maybe @chemisttree knows of some references you can dig through.
 

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