Ma mua, ua mālama ʻia nā lole waho e nā pūhui perfluorinated (PFCs) e pale aku i nā ʻili o ka aila, akā ua ʻike ʻia ʻo ia ka bio-persistent a me ka pōʻino ke ʻike pinepine ʻia.

I kēia manawa, kākoʻo ka hui noiʻi ʻo Kanada i ka inoa waho Arc'teryx e hoʻomohala i ka ʻaila repellent fluorine-free textile me ka hoʻohana ʻana i ke ʻano hana hou e hoʻohui i ka hana lole me ka PFC-free surface-based coatings.