Quantifying shedding of synthetic fibers from textiles; a source of microplastics released into the environment

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 1191-1199

  Carney Almroth, Bethanie M ^a   Åström, Linn ^a   Roslund, Sofia ^b   Petersson, Hanna ^b   Johansson, Mats ^b   Persson, Nils Krister ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fabric; Fibers; Microplastics; Shedding; Synthetic textiles

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISM; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; PLASTIC; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLYMER; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

DETERGENT; NYLON; PLASTIC; POLYESTER;

ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT; TEXTILE; WASTE WATER;

DETERGENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; NYLONS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLASTICS; POLYESTERS; TEXTILES; WASTE WATER;

EID: 85032340088     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-0528-7     Document Type: Article

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