[HTML][HTML] Sources, transport, and accumulation of synthetic microfiber wastes in aquatic and terrestrial environments

K Samal, SR Samal, S Mishra, JK Nayak - Water, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
The global proliferation of synthetic microfiber waste has emerged as a pressing
environmental concern due to its widespread distribution in both aquatic and terrestrial …

[HTML][HTML] When microplastics are not plastic: Chemical characterization of environmental microfibers using stimulated Raman microspectroscopy

L Genchi, C Martin, SP Laptenok, F Baalkhuyur… - Science of the Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The abundance of anthropogenic debris dispersed in the environment is exponentially
growing, raising concerns about marine life and human exposure to microplastics …

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) …

Detection of plastic, cellulosic micro-fragments and microfibers in Laternula elliptica from King George Island (Maritime Antarctica)

M González-Aravena, C Rotunno, CA Cárdenas… - Marine Pollution …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
It is generally acknowledged that microplastic pollutants are prevalent in ocean waters and
sediments across a range of tropical, temperate, subpolar, and polar regions. The waters …

[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 …

Impact of vented and condenser tumble dryers on waterborne and airborne microfiber pollution

AM Cummins, AK Malekpour, AJ Smith, S Lonsdale… - Plos one, 2023‏ - journals.plos.org
Laundering of textiles is a significant source of waterborne microfiber pollution, and
solutions are now being sought to mitigate this issue including improvements in clothing …

[HTML][HTML] Co** with current impacts: The case of Scyliorhinus canicula in the NW Mediterranean Sea and implications for human consumption

A Higueruelo, M Constenla, F Padrós… - Marine Pollution …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula) is a bottom-dwelling elasmobranch that
represents the most discarded catch in terms of biomass in the Catalan coast (NW …

[HTML][HTML] Do Antarctic bivalves present microdebris? The case of Livingston Island

M Gonzalez-Pineda, H Salvadó, C Avila - Environmental Pollution, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Marine microdebris (MD) seem to be widespread in benthic invertebrates, even in the most
remote areas of the planet such as Antarctica, although the information available is still very …

Investigation of mechanical properties of a novel green composite developed by using enset woven fabric and bioresin materials

AG Temesgen, R Eren, Y Aykut - Polymer Bulletin, 2024‏ - Springer
The developments of environmental concerns and regulations have pushed most of the
composite industries to revisit natural resources. They have focused on natural fibers as a …

Investigating the influence of yarn characteristics on microfibre release from knitted fabrics during laundering

A Hazlehurst, M Sumner, M Taylor - Frontiers in Environmental …, 2024‏ - frontiersin.org
Microfibres generated and released during the use and laundering of textiles have been
identified as an important source of environmental pollution. The quantity of microfibres …