Microplastics in wastewater: microfiber emissions from common household laundry

Microplastics are widely recognized as a category of emergent pollutants that can cause complex ecotoxicological effects. Synthetic fibers released during the washing of textiles are a relevant source of microplastics, which reach aquatic ecosystems from sewer discharges, even when there is retentio...

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Published in:Environmental science and pollution research international 2020-07, Vol.27 (21), p.26643-26649
Main Authors: Galvão, Ana, Aleixo, Margarida, De Pablo, Hilda, Lopes, Clara, Raimundo, Joana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquatic ecosystems
Aquatic Pollution
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecological effects
Ecosystem
Ecotoxicology
Emissions
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental Monitoring
Environmental science
Fibers
Laundry
Load distribution
Microfibers
Microplastics
people
Plastic pollution
Plastics
Pollutants
pollution
Research Article
Synthetic fibers
Textiles
Washing
Waste Water
Waste Water Technology
wastewater
Wastewater treatment
Wastewater treatment plants
Water Management
Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis
Water Pollution Control
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