ISLANDS is assisting SIDS to move towards low chemical development pathways. Chemicals (and POPs specifically) are everywhere. PFAS, recently listed in the Stockholm Convention, has properties that make fabric coated with them water resistant. PFAS has recently been the subject of a class action suit relating to underwear in the USA: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/20/well/pfas-thinx-period-underwear.html