ORIGINAL: bigbulls

They will filter "stink" just as well as they filter chemicals. Problem is that if they have been used to filter stink they become ineffective at filtering chemicals or any other kind of contaminate. Just bacause they call it a chemical suit doesn't mean that the carbon only adsorbes hazardous chemicals. The carbon isn't picky. Even if they have been simply left out in the air for days they still get destroyed becasue they can not be reactivated.

Regardless of what they have filtered, once the carbon reaches its adsorbtion capasitythey are ineffective until they have been reactivated and that requires 1400+ degrees of heat to acomplish which would destroy the entire garment.

Basically there is no way to reactivate activated carbon clothing with out destroying it. Regardles sof what the carbon has adsorbed.