Anthropogenic microfibers, a ubiquitous environmental contaminant, can be categorized as
synthetic, semisynthetic, or natural according to material of origin and production process …

Microfibers are the most prevalent microplastics in most terrestrial, freshwater, and marine
biota as well as in human tissues and have been collected from environmental …

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are important routes for releasing microplastics into
the environment, with the produced sludge acting as a recipient of microplastics from …

Understanding how wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) process microplastics (MPs) will
help informing management practices to reduce MP emissions to the environment. We show …

Plastics, including microplastics, have generally been regarded as harmful to organisms
because of their physical characteristics. There has recently been a call to understand and …

Today, microplastics have become one of the most important environmental concerns.
Wastewater treatment plants are a major source of microplastics in the environment. The aim …

The release of microfibres (MFs) from textiles has been observed in various environments,
pointing towards the impact of human activities on natural systems. Synthetic textile …

Bio-solids (biological sludge) from wastewater treatment plants are a significant source of
the emission of microplastics (MPs) into the environment. Weakening the structure of MPs …

Microfibres released from textiles are consistently found in various environments, indicating
human impacts on natural systems. It is mostly reported that microplastic fibres, a subset of …

This chapter details the mechanism of microfiber release from textiles and various
parameters that influences the microfiber release characteristics. The analysis results …