4 Organic Cotton Hiking Pants graded for PFAS risk

Why Columbia Men's Stealth Spring Chino Pants grades highest here, and why that is not a pass

Every grade on this page is one sum. A category starts from a baseline, each disclosed material or coating adds risk points, and each thing the brand or a third party has published takes them away. Below is that sum for the winner, then for 1 product it beats, so you can see exactly where the 45 points between the top and the bottom of this organic cotton hiking pants ranking come from. Nothing in this category reaches our 70 point pass mark, so this is the shape of the field rather than a recommendation.

Top graded, and still below our pass mark

65Good

Columbia Men's Stealth Spring Chino Pants

Made of cotton-blend chino twill (no water-repellent treatment noted).

• +30Category baseline. The starting point for this type of product, before anything specific to this product is counted.
• +15No PFAS disclosure. No public statement from the brand about PFAS in this product.
• -10Base material not linked to PFAS. The main material recorded for this product is not one associated with PFAS.

35risk points in total, which is a grade of 65

What the grade does not fix. It still carries one risk factor, No PFAS disclosure. See the full breakdown.

Full breakdown

What it still grades above, and why

20Bad45 points behind the winner

Fjallraven Abisko Lite Trekking Trousers Men's

What puts it behind. Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment, +35 points. Water-repellent coating treatments have historically used PFAS. The top-graded product carries no such factor.

Made of G-1000 fabric (65% polyester/35% cotton blend) with water-repellent coating finish.

• +35Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment
• +30Category baseline
• +15No PFAS disclosure

80risk points, a grade of 20

No product on this page was physically tested by us. Every number above comes from published materials, ingredient and coating disclosures, certifications and brand statements, scored on one public rubric. Formulations change without notice, so check the current product listing before buying.