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Comment on “Characterization of Nanoplastics, Fibrils, and Microplastics Released during Washing and Abrasion of Polyester Textiles”
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This correspondence comments on methodological concerns in a prior study characterising nanoplastics, fibrils, and microplastics released during washing and abrasion of polyester textiles, raising questions about the characterisation methods and interpretation of results related to particle release quantification.
ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVCorrespondence/Rebut...Correspondence/RebuttalNEXTComment on "Characterization of Nanoplastics, Fibrils, and Microplastics Released during Washing and Abrasion of Polyester Textiles"Michael Stark*Michael StarkIndependent Scientist, Freiburg, Germany*E-mail: [email protected]More by Michael Starkhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5518-1580Cite this: Environ. Sci. Technol. 2022, 56, 14, 10543–10544Publication Date (Web):June 28, 2022Publication History Published online28 June 2022Published inissue 19 July 2022https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.1c08880https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c08880article-commentaryACS PublicationsCopyright © 2022 The Author. Published by American Chemical Society. This publication is available under these Terms of Use. Request reuse permissions This publication is free to access through this site. Learn MoreArticle Views1296Altmetric-Citations2LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail PDF (568 KB) Get e-AlertscloseSUBJECTS:Nanoparticles,Oligomers,Organic polymers,Polymers,Positron emission tomography Get e-Alerts
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