Microplastics and Fibrous Fragments Generated during the Production and Maintenance of Textiles

More than a third of microplastics in surface waters are formed by microplastics released from textile products containing textile fibers (fibrous microplastics). A large amount of fibrous microplastics enters the environment during textile production and the first few washing cycles. Mechanical, th...

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Published in:	Fibers
Main Authors:	Jiří Militký, Jana Novotná, Jakub Wiener, Dana Křemenáková, Mohanapriya Venkataraman
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-06-01
Subjects:	microplastic fibrous fragment fibrous microplastic abrasion microplastic generation
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6439/12/7/51

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