Polyester fabric & noble gas trapping

["Nimmo, Elsa (CA35)" <Nimmo_Elsa@Measurex.com>]

Bob Flood wrote:

> I also used to teach the advanced rad workers classes and told every
> class
> to avoid polyester clothing themselves and why. I hope they listened -
> there's no future in wearing clothing that will attract radioactive
> material.
 
Did I miss the discussion of why polyester "attracts" noble gases more
than cotton?  Is polyester fabric like activated charcoal or styrofoam
in having more of the right-sized pores than most other materials? 

Elsa Nimmo
nimmo_elsa@measurex.com