Release of polyester and cotton fibers from textiles in machine washings

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 24, Issue 23, 2017, Pages 19313-19321

  Sillanpää, Markus ^a   Sainio, Pirjo ^a  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cotton; Emission; Household; Microplastic; Polyester; Washing machine

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; COTTON; DISCHARGE; DOMESTIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MACHINERY; PLASTIC; SORPTION;

FINLAND;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

POLYESTER;

ANALYSIS; COTTON; DEVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FINLAND; LAUNDRY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TEXTILE; WATER POLLUTANT;

COTTON FIBER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FINLAND; LAUNDERING; POLYESTERS; TEXTILES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 85021718322     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-9621-1     Document Type: Article

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