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The contribution of washing processes of synthetic clothes to microplastic pollution

The contribution of washing processes of synthetic clothes to microplastic pollution

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The contribution of washing processes of synthetic clothes to microplastic pollution

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The contribution of washing processes of synthetic clothes to microplastic pollution

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Scientific reports, 2019-04, Vol.9 (1), p.6633, Article 6633

Language

English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Contents

Microplastic pollution caused by washing processes of synthetic textiles has recently been assessed as the main source of primary microplastics in the oceans. Therefore, understanding the effective contribution of the washing process of synthetic clothes to this environmental problem, is of great importance. In this study, wash trials at real scale...

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The contribution of washing processes of synthetic clothes to microplastic pollution

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6488573

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6488573

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ISSN

2045-2322

E-ISSN

2045-2322

DOI

10.1038/s41598-019-43023-x

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