Microplastics in wastewater by washing polyester fabrics

A Šaravanja, T Pušić, T Dekanić - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microplastics have become one of the most serious environmental hazards today, raising
fears that concentrations will continue to rise even further in the near future …

Analysis of the sustainability aspects of fashion: a literature review

V Daukantienė - Textile Research Journal, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Today, the fashion industry faces challenges related to the sustainability problem due to its
richness, heterogeneity, and globality. Taking into account the complexity of the fashion …

Detection, characterization and possible biofragmentation of synthetic microfibers released from domestic laundering wastewater as an emerging source of marine …

S Mishra, D Dash, AP Das - Marine pollution bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
Synthetic microfibers are universally recognized as an emerging pollutant in all ecosystems.
The present investigation focuses on the evaluation and quantification of synthetic microfiber …

[HTML][HTML] Release of microplastic fibers from synthetic textiles during household washing

SH Akyildiz, S Fiore, M Bruno, H Sezgin… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Textile materials are one of the primary sources of microplastic pollution. The washing
procedure is by far the most significant way that textile products release microplastic fibers …

The only way to fix fast fashion is to end it

O Sahimaa, EM Miller, M Halme, K Niinimäki… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
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Microfibers: Environmental problems and textile solutions

JS Weis, F De Falco - Microplastics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microplastics have become a topic of considerable concern and intensive study over the
past decade. They have been found everywhere in the oceans, including the deepest …

Microfiber Pollution: A Systematic Literature Review to Overcome the Complexities in Knit Design to Create Solutions for Knit Fabrics

E Allen, CE Henninger, A Garforth… - … Science & Technology, 2024 - ACS Publications
The absence of standardized procedures to assess microfiber pollution released during
laundering, alongside textile complexities, has caused incomparability and inconsistency …

Detection of fibrous microplastics and natural microfibers in fish species (Engraulis encrasicolus, Mullus barbatus and Merluccius merluccius) for human consumption …

S Santonicola, M Volgare, F Rossi, R Castaldo… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
The occurrence of natural/artificial and synthetic microfibers was assessed in three
commercial fish species (Engraulis encrasicolus, Mullus barbatus, Merluccius merluccius) …

[HTML][HTML] Shedding off-the-grid: The role of garment manufacturing and textile care in global microfibre pollution

T Stanton, E Stanes, C Gwinnett, X Lei… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Textile fibres are abundant anthropogenic pollutants. These fibres enter aquatic, terrestrial,
and atmospheric environments, and biota. Textile fibres pose biological and chemical …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic literature review for addressing microplastic fibre pollution: Urgency and opportunities

CKM Chan, CKY Lo, CW Kan - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
Microplastic fibre (MPF) pollution is a pressing concern that demands urgent attention.
These tiny synthetic textile fibres can be found in various ecosystems, including water and …