Emissions of microplastic fibers from microfiber fleece during domestic washing

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 23, Issue 21, 2016, Pages 22206-22211

  Pirc, U ^a   Vidmar, M ^a   Mozer, A ^a   Krzan A ^b  

^a Gimnazija Vi   (Slovenia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Fiber; Microplastics; Pollution; Polyethylene terephthalate; Textile; Washing

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DETERGENT; EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PLASTIC; POLYMER;

PLASTIC; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; TEXTILE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PLASTICS; TEXTILES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84988714299     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7703-0     Document Type: Article

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