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Microplastics that don’t come out in the wash
Summary
"A low-friction, liquid-like polymer coating applied to synthetic fabrics was shown to substantially reduce the quantity of microplastic fibers released into water during laundry cycles. Textile washing is one of the largest sources of microplastic pollution entering aquatic environments, making scalable fabric treatments a high-impact intervention for reducing ongoing contamination."
The amount of microplastics released into aquatic environments when synthetic fabrics are laundered can be substantially decreased with a low-friction, liquid-like polymer coating.