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Modeling marine microplastic emissions in Life Cycle Assessment: characterization factors for biodegradable polymers and their application in a textile case study

Frontiers in Toxicology 2025 10 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count. Score: 58 ? 0–100 AI score estimating relevance to the microplastics field. Papers below 30 are filtered from public browse.
Nadim Saadi, Felicitas Pellengahr, Felicitas Pellengahr, Felicitas Pellengahr, Valérie Mattelin, Felicitas Pellengahr, Elena Corella‐Puertas, Elena Corella‐Puertas, Anne‐Marie Boulay, Nadim Saadi, Yvonne van der Meer Anne‐Marie Boulay, Anne‐Marie Boulay, Anne‐Marie Boulay, Elena Corella‐Puertas, Elena Corella‐Puertas, Valérie Mattelin, Anne‐Marie Boulay, Valérie Mattelin, Anne‐Marie Boulay, Anne‐Marie Boulay, Yvonne van der Meer Anne‐Marie Boulay, Anne‐Marie Boulay, Anne‐Marie Boulay, Anne‐Marie Boulay, Yvonne van der Meer Anne‐Marie Boulay, Anne‐Marie Boulay, Anne‐Marie Boulay, Yvonne van der Meer Elena Corella‐Puertas, Nadim Saadi, Nadim Saadi, Francesca Bertella, Anne‐Marie Boulay, Francesca Bertella, Anne‐Marie Boulay, Anne‐Marie Boulay, Anne‐Marie Boulay, Anne‐Marie Boulay, Anne‐Marie Boulay, Yvonne van der Meer

Summary

Researchers developed new methods for measuring the environmental impact of biodegradable plastic microplastic emissions using life cycle assessment. They found that microplastic degradation rates may be overestimated when based on data from larger plastic pieces, and that microplastic emissions could account for up to 30% of the total environmental impact in a textile case study. The work aims to improve the accuracy of environmental comparisons between conventional and biodegradable materials.

Comparing the resulting specific surface degradation rates indicates that microplastic degradation rates could be overestimated when using macroplastic degradation data. Pertaining to the case study, the results show that the impact on ecosystem quality by microplastic emissions could account for up to 30% of the total endpoint category. Overall, this work aims to foster interdisciplinary collaboration to leverage the accuracy of LCA studies and thus provide guidance for novel material development.

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