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Textile Fiber Microplastics

Textile Fiber Microplastics is a type of microplastic pollutant originating from synthetic textiles, distinguished by its fibrous morphology and primary release into the environment through the washing, abrasion, or degradation of clothing and fabric materials.

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325

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127

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2017–2026

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Publications

71

Polyester Textiles as a Source of Microplastics from Households: A Mechanistic Study to Understand Microfiber Release During Washing

Edgar García Hernández, Bernd Nowack, Denise M. Mitrano · Environmental Science & Technology · 2017 · 767 citations

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Evaluation of microplastic release caused by textile washing processes of synthetic fabrics

Francesca De Falco, Maria Pia Gullo, Gennaro Gentile et al. · Environmental Pollution · 2017 · 713 citations

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Microfibres from apparel and home textiles: Prospects for including microplastics in environmental sustainability assessment

Beverley Henry, Kirsi Laitala, Ingun Grimstad Klepp · The Science of The Total Environment · 2018 · 643 citations · Full text

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Quantifying shedding of synthetic fibers from textiles; a source of microplastics released into the environment

Bethanie Carney Almroth, Linn Åström, Sofia Roslund et al. · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · 2017 · 613 citations · Full text

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Uptake and effects of microplastic textile fibers on freshwater crustacean Daphnia magna

Anita Jemec, Petra Horvat, Urban Kunej et al. · Environmental Pollution · 2016 · 604 citations

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Authors

325

  1. BN
    Bernd Nowack

    Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Switzerland

    7 publications · 1.4K citations

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  2. FD
    Francesca De Falco

    University of Naples Federico II, Italy

    7 publications · 1.4K citations

    7

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  3. MC
    Mariacristina Cocca

    Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, Italy

    6 publications · 1.4K citations

    6

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  4. MA
    Maurizio Avella

    Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, Italy

    5 publications · 1.3K citations

    5

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  5. DM
    Denise M. Mitrano

    ETH Zurich, Switzerland

    4 publications · 1.2K citations

    4

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Institutions

127

  1. National Research Council

    Rome, Italy

    7 h-index

    37 publications

    9.7K citations

  2. Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

    Dübendorf, Switzerland

    7 h-index

    25 publications

    4.8K citations

  3. Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials

    Pozzuoli, Italy

    6 h-index

    30 publications

    6.8K citations

  4. Finnish Environment Institute

    Helsinki, Finland

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    2.5K citations

  5. University of Plymouth

    Plymouth, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    1K citations

  6. Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

    Dübendorf, Switzerland

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    1.2K citations

  7. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    157 citations

  8. University of Naples Federico II

    Naples, Italy

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    343 citations

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Venues

  1. Environmental Science & Technology

    8 publications · 1.9K citations

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  2. The Science of The Total Environment

    8 publications · 1.9K citations

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  3. Environmental Pollution

    8 publications · 2.3K citations

    8

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  4. Environmental Science and Pollution Research

    ESPR · 5 publications · 1.4K citations

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  5. PLoS ONE

    3 publications · 369 citations

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