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

Imogen E. Napper; Richard C. Thompson

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.09.025

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

Imogen E. Napper^*
, Richard C. Thompson

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	39-45
Number of pages	0
Journal	Marine Pollution Bulletin
Volume	112
Issue number	0
Early online date	26 Sept 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.09.025
Publication status	Published - 15 Nov 2016

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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 14 Life Below Water

Keywords

Microplastic
Fabric
Waste water treatment
Ocean pollution
Litter
Debris

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