Reduced dispersibility of flushable wet wipes after wet storage

Abstract Scientific publications and newsfeeds recently focused on flushable wet wipes and their role in sewage system blockages. It is stated that although products are marked as flushable, they do not disintegrate after being disposed of via the toilet. In this work it is shown that wetlaid hydroe...

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Main Authors: Thomas Harter, Ingo Bernt, Stefanie Winkler, Ulrich Hirn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86971-z