[HTML][HTML] A review on microplastic emission from textile materials and its reduction techniques

AP Periyasamy, A Tehrani-Bagha - Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2022 - Elsevier
The production and consumption of textiles is continuously increasing due to the growth of
population and fast fashion. Fiber fragments (1 µm–5 mm) released from garments and …

Microplastics and nanoplastics in the environment: Macroscopic transport and effects on creatures

D Huang, J Tao, M Cheng, R Deng, S Chen… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Industrial progress has brought us an important polymer material, ie plastic. Because of
mass production and use, and improper management and disposal, plastic pollution has …

Used disposable face masks are significant sources of microplastics to environment

X Chen, X Chen, Q Liu, Q Zhao, X Xiong, C Wu - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
The consumption of disposable face masks increases greatly because of the outbreak of the
COVID-19 pandemic. Inappropriate disposal of wasted face masks has already caused the …

Fate of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants and their environmental dispersion with effluent and sludge

C Edo, M González-Pleiter, F Leganés… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work studied the occurrence of microplastics in primary and secondary effluents and
mixed sludge of a WWTP as well as in processed heat-dried sludge marketed as soil …

Are we underestimating the sources of microplastic pollution in terrestrial environment?

C Xu, B Zhang, C Gu, C Shen, S Yin, M Aamir… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (MPs, plastic particles< 5 mm) are an ever-increasing global issue
due to their widespread occurrence in the environment and negative effects on organisms …

土壤环境中微塑料污染: 来源, 过程及风险

杨杰, 李连祯, 周倩, 李瑞杰, 涂晨, 骆永明 - 2021 - ir.yic.ac.cn
土壤环境中微塑料污染问题已成为全球关注的环境问题. 相对于水环境, 土壤环境中微塑料的
研究明显滞后与缺乏. 本文系统综述了土壤环境中微塑料的研究进展与未来需求 …

Analysis of the polyester clothing value chain to identify key intervention points for sustainability

C Palacios-Mateo, Y Van der Meer, G Seide - Environmental Sciences …, 2021 - Springer
Clothing is one of the primary human needs, and the demand is met by the global
production of thousands of tons of textile fibers, fabrics and garments every day. Polyester …

Microfiber release to water, via laundering, and to air, via everyday use: a comparison between polyester clothing with differing textile parameters

F De Falco, M Cocca, M Avella… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Textiles are one of the major sources of microplastic pollution to aquatic environments and
have also been reported in dry and wet atmospheric deposition. There is still a lack of …

Spatial distribution characteristics and migration of microplastics in surface water, groundwater and sediment in karst areas: The case of Yulong River in Guilin …

X Shu, L Xu, M Yang, Z Qin, Q Zhang… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Karst regions, due to their unique topography, may be more susceptible to contaminants
such as microplastics from other ecosystems. However, few studies reported the occurrence …

A critical review of control and removal strategies for microplastics from aquatic environments

Y Zhang, H Jiang, K Bian, H Wang, C Wang - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The ubiquitous appearance of microplastics (MPs) in aquatic environments brings about a
growing concern for plastic pollution. Although the MPs occurrence, transportation, fate, and …