Microplastics' emissions: microfibers’ detachment from textile garments

Microplastics (synthetic polymers <5¿mm) have been recently recognized as a big environmental concern, as their ubiquity is an undeniable fact. Their wide variety regarding shapes, sizes, and materials turn them into an intrinsically risky pollutant capable of causing several environmental impact...

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Autores: Belzagui Elder, Francisco, Crespi Rosell, Martin|||0000-0002-7445-9282, Álvarez Sánchez, Antonio, Gutiérrez Bouzán, María Carmen|||0000-0001-9498-8299, Vilaseca Vallvé, M. Mercedes|||0000-0001-5895-6214
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/167096
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/167096
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.02.059
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Microplastics
Textile fibers--Deterioration
Microplastic
Microfiber
Pollution
Textile
Microplàstics
Fibres tèxtils -- Deterioració
Teixits i tèxtils -- Deterioració
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria tèxtil::Impacte ambiental
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spelling Microplastics' emissions: microfibers’ detachment from textile garmentsBelzagui Elder, FranciscoCrespi Rosell, Martin|||0000-0002-7445-9282Álvarez Sánchez, AntonioGutiérrez Bouzán, María Carmen|||0000-0001-9498-8299Vilaseca Vallvé, M. Mercedes|||0000-0001-5895-6214MicroplasticsTextile fibers--DeteriorationMicroplasticMicrofiberPollutionTextileMicroplàsticsFibres tèxtils -- DeterioracióTeixits i tèxtils -- DeterioracióÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria tèxtil::Impacte ambientalMicroplastics (synthetic polymers <5¿mm) have been recently recognized as a big environmental concern, as their ubiquity is an undeniable fact. Their wide variety regarding shapes, sizes, and materials turn them into an intrinsically risky pollutant capable of causing several environmental impacts. Textile microfibers (MF) are a microplastic sub-group. These are mostly shed when a normal laundry of any garment takes place. Special attention has been put onto them, as high concentrations have been found in products for human consumption as shellfish and tap water. However, as there is no consensus on the methodologies to quantify and report the results of MFs detached from textile garments, the degree of similarity between published studies is very low. Hence, the aim of this research was to evaluate the microfibers’ detachment rates of finished garments and to provide a set of comparable units to report the results. These were found to range between 175 and 560¿MF/g or 30000–465000¿MF/m2 of garment. In addition, there was a high correlation between the MF detachment and the textile article superficial density. Finally, our results were compared with a recent paper that estimated the annual mass flow of MFs to the oceans. This previous publication is 30 times higher when related to the mass but 40 times lower if related to the number of MFs20192019-05-0120192019-07-30journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/167096https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.02.059reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spainhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/1670962026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Microplastics' emissions: microfibers’ detachment from textile garments
title Microplastics' emissions: microfibers’ detachment from textile garments
spellingShingle Microplastics' emissions: microfibers’ detachment from textile garments
Belzagui Elder, Francisco
Microplastics
Textile fibers--Deterioration
Microplastic
Microfiber
Pollution
Textile
Microplàstics
Fibres tèxtils -- Deterioració
Teixits i tèxtils -- Deterioració
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria tèxtil::Impacte ambiental
title_short Microplastics' emissions: microfibers’ detachment from textile garments
title_full Microplastics' emissions: microfibers’ detachment from textile garments
title_fullStr Microplastics' emissions: microfibers’ detachment from textile garments
title_full_unstemmed Microplastics' emissions: microfibers’ detachment from textile garments
title_sort Microplastics' emissions: microfibers’ detachment from textile garments
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Belzagui Elder, Francisco
Crespi Rosell, Martin|||0000-0002-7445-9282
Álvarez Sánchez, Antonio
Gutiérrez Bouzán, María Carmen|||0000-0001-9498-8299
Vilaseca Vallvé, M. Mercedes|||0000-0001-5895-6214
author Belzagui Elder, Francisco
author_facet Belzagui Elder, Francisco
Crespi Rosell, Martin|||0000-0002-7445-9282
Álvarez Sánchez, Antonio
Gutiérrez Bouzán, María Carmen|||0000-0001-9498-8299
Vilaseca Vallvé, M. Mercedes|||0000-0001-5895-6214
author_role author
author2 Crespi Rosell, Martin|||0000-0002-7445-9282
Álvarez Sánchez, Antonio
Gutiérrez Bouzán, María Carmen|||0000-0001-9498-8299
Vilaseca Vallvé, M. Mercedes|||0000-0001-5895-6214
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Microplastics
Textile fibers--Deterioration
Microplastic
Microfiber
Pollution
Textile
Microplàstics
Fibres tèxtils -- Deterioració
Teixits i tèxtils -- Deterioració
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria tèxtil::Impacte ambiental
topic Microplastics
Textile fibers--Deterioration
Microplastic
Microfiber
Pollution
Textile
Microplàstics
Fibres tèxtils -- Deterioració
Teixits i tèxtils -- Deterioració
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria tèxtil::Impacte ambiental
description Microplastics (synthetic polymers <5¿mm) have been recently recognized as a big environmental concern, as their ubiquity is an undeniable fact. Their wide variety regarding shapes, sizes, and materials turn them into an intrinsically risky pollutant capable of causing several environmental impacts. Textile microfibers (MF) are a microplastic sub-group. These are mostly shed when a normal laundry of any garment takes place. Special attention has been put onto them, as high concentrations have been found in products for human consumption as shellfish and tap water. However, as there is no consensus on the methodologies to quantify and report the results of MFs detached from textile garments, the degree of similarity between published studies is very low. Hence, the aim of this research was to evaluate the microfibers’ detachment rates of finished garments and to provide a set of comparable units to report the results. These were found to range between 175 and 560¿MF/g or 30000–465000¿MF/m2 of garment. In addition, there was a high correlation between the MF detachment and the textile article superficial density. Finally, our results were compared with a recent paper that estimated the annual mass flow of MFs to the oceans. This previous publication is 30 times higher when related to the mass but 40 times lower if related to the number of MFs
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