| Title |
Release of polyester and cotton fibers from textiles in machine washings
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, July 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11356-017-9621-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Markus Sillanpää, Pirjo Sainio |
| Abstract |
Microplastics are widely spread in the environment, which along with still increasing production have aroused concern of their impacts on environmental health. The objective of this study is to quantify the number and mass of two most common textile fibers discharged from sequential machine washings to sewers. The number and mass of microfibers released from polyester and cotton textiles in the first wash varied in the range 2.1 × 10(5) to 1.3 × 10(7) and 0.12 to 0.33% w/w, respectively. Amounts of released microfibers showed a decreasing trend in sequential washes. The annual emission of polyester and cotton microfibers from household washing machines was estimated to be 154,000 (1.0 × 10(14)) and 411,000 kg (4.9 × 10(14)) in Finland (population 5.5 × 10(6)). Due to the high emission values and sorption capacities, the polyester and cotton microfibers may play an important role in the transport and fate of chemical pollutants in the aquatic environment. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Finland | 3 | 38% |
| Unknown | 5 | 63% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 63% |
| Scientists | 2 | 25% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 13% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 322 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 53 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 39 | 12% |
| Researcher | 38 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 31 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 4% |
| Other | 36 | 11% |
| Unknown | 113 | 35% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 69 | 21% |
| Engineering | 27 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 17 | 5% |
| Chemical Engineering | 13 | 4% |
| Chemistry | 12 | 4% |
| Other | 48 | 15% |
| Unknown | 136 | 42% |
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