Common chemicals released under sunlight exposure?

In summary, the conversation discusses the common and possible chemicals that may be released from clothes or bedclothes when exposed to sunlight. The speaker expresses concern about the potential harm of these chemicals and mentions the different textures and additives in clothing. They also mention the different methods of cleaning clothes and the presence of additives in water-based products. They conclude that an exact list of ingredients is needed to provide a definitive answer and suggest seeking references for further information.
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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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