Do La Sportiva waterproof boots have PFAS?
La Sportiva waterproof boots average 20 out of 100 on PFAS Authority's PFAS and toxin screen across the 4 La Sportiva waterproof boots graded as of October 2026, level with the 20 out of 100 median for the 22 other waterproof boots brands graded alongside it.
La Sportiva waterproof boots average Bad on our four-band scale. None of them clear our buy threshold. That is above 45% of the waterproof boots brands we grade.
PFAS Authority is a scoring system, not a laboratory. We do not test products ourselves. Grades are model-based, built from published ingredients, materials, certifications, brand disclosures and third-party lab results where they exist. See the rubric.
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- Bacterial growth in spent cartridges
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Which La Sportiva waterproof boots contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these
- Nubuck leather upper, Gore-Tex lining, synthetic sole
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Leather tanning chemicals and finishes. Nubuck leather undergoes chrome or vegetable tanning followed by…
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- synthetic textile with Gore-Tex membrane waterproof layer
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes. Synthetic textile uppers are typically dyed with reactive or disperse dyes, some of which may…
3 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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- Gore-Tex membrane (polytetrafluoroethylene-based waterproof layer)
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Microplastic shedding from Gore-Tex membrane. Teflon-type coating membranes fragment under mechanical stress…
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- Leather upper with Gore-Tex waterproof membrane
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Heavy metals. Chromium-III is the standard tanning agent in leather footwear; residual levels are typically…
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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Graded higher than the La Sportiva average of 20.
- leather, textile, rubber sole
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Volatile organic compounds (VOC) off-gassing from adhesives
- Leather/nubuck upper, synthetic/rubber sole, no coating disclosed
- We found no PFAS statement from the brand
- Azo dyes (leather/textile coloring)
4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.
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Best average grade first. La Sportiva averages 20.
See every La Sportiva product we grade on the La Sportiva brand page, or the full waterproof boots ranking.