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

By I. Napper, Richard C. Thompson. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2016

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Subfields: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Pollution

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In Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

1. A. Lusher
2. A. Koelmans
3. Richard C. Thompson
4. T. Galloway
5. P. Lindeque
6. P. Hollman
7. J. C. Prata
8. Jeremy Mendoza-Hill

In Pollution

1. A. Lusher
2. A. Koelmans
3. Richard C. Thompson
4. J. C. Prata
5. P. Hollman
6. P. Lindeque
7. T. Galloway
8. Jeremy Mendoza-Hill

Citations in the corpus

• Twenty years of microplastic pollution research—what have we learned? (2024, background): “%) reduce rates of microfiber release during laundering as well as while garments are being worn ( 130 , 131 ).”
• Atmospheric microplastic deposition in an urban environment and an evaluation of transport (2019, background): “Fibrous microplastics are postulated to derive from the wear of textiles, indicated by reported emissions via washing machine effluent (Napper and Thompson, 2016; Pirc et al., 2016).”
• Bioavailability and effects of microplastics on marine zooplankton: A review. (2019, background): “…used in the cosmetics industry as microbeads (e.g. in face scrubs) and through the shedding of microfibres from synthetic clothing during washing can also enter the marine environment directly through waste effluent from sewage treatment works (Thompson, 2015; Napper and Thompson, 2016).”
• Microplastics in freshwater fishes: Occurrence, impacts and future perspectives (2021, background): “…manufacturing process may dictate the sustainability and lifespan of the item of clothing (Janaina et al., 2020) and how many secondary MPs, typically fibres, are shed when the item is worn or washed (Belzagui et al., 2019; Henry et al., 2019; Hernandez et al., 2017; Napper & Thompson, 2016).”
• Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics on biota: a review (2018, background): “On the other hand, the release of microplastic sized fibers as a result of textile washing has been widely reported (Browne et al. 2011; Dris et al. 2015; Essel et al. 2015; GESAMP 2015; Wentworth and Stafford 2016; Napper and Thompson 2016).”
• Microplastics in air: Are we breathing it in? (2018, background): “What are the characteristics atmospheric fibrous microplastics ? 101 After chemical characterization, it appeared that 29% of the fibers evaluated in TAF are 102 plastic, with the majority constituting cellulosic or natural origin [5].”
• Microplastic sources, formation, toxicity and remediation: a review (2023, background): “However, direct release from textiles might significantly contribute to microplastic pollution, with less attention (Napper and Thompson 2016; De Falco et al.”
• Microplastics in fisheries and aquaculture (2017, background): “There are multiple pathways for the entry of secondary microplastics to the environment, which include (1) particles from textiles may enter through wastewater following washing or through air when drying (Browne et al., 2011; Napper and Thompson, 2016); (2) weathering of plastics used in agricultur”