Release of synthetic microplastic plastic fibres from domestic washing machines: Effects of fabric type and washing conditions

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 112, Issue 1-2, 2016, Pages 39-45

  Napper, Imogen E ^a   Thompson, Richard C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Debris; Fabric; Litter; Microplastic; Ocean pollution; Waste water treatment

Indexed keywords

COTTON; DEBRIS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; FABRICS; HOSIERY MANUFACTURE; MARINE POLLUTION; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; WASHING; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

AQUATIC HABITATS; LITTER; MICROPLASTIC; POLYESTER COTTON BLENDS; POLYESTER COTTON FABRIC; SYNTHETIC MATERIALS; WASHING CONDITIONS; WASTE EFFLUENTS;

FIBERS;

ACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER; POLYESTER; PLASTIC; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

EFFLUENT; MARINE POLLUTION; PLASTIC WASTE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COTTON; DOMESTIC WASTE; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; GENERAL DEVICE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TEXTILE WASHING; WASHING MACHINE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSING; LAUNDRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PROCEDURES; TEXTILE; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HOUSING; LAUNDERING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PLASTICS; TEXTILES; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84992665674     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.09.025     Document Type: Article

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