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Microfiber Contamination in Potable Water: Detection and Mitigation Using a Filtering Device

Microplastics 2022 14 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Michela Volgare, Roberto Avolio, Rachele Castaldo, Maria Emanuela Errico, Hakim El Khiar, Gennaro Gentile, Andreja Sinjur, Danilo Susnik, Andrej Žnidaršić, Mariacristina Cocca

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Researchers tested a filtering device designed to reduce microfiber contamination in potable water from cities across Slovenia, evaluating its efficiency using optical microscopy and spectroscopy. The device demonstrated meaningful reduction in fibrous microplastic concentrations in drinking water samples.

In recent years, microfibers released from synthetic fabrics have been identified as the main contributor to primary microplastic pollution. These pollutants have been detected in several products for human consumption. This work aims to evaluate the efficiency of a specific device used with the purpose to monitor and reduce this anthropogenic pollution in potable water. The device was tested using potable water from several cities in Slovenia by mounting the device containing the porous membrane directly to the faucet in private and public buildings. The results highlight the effectiveness of the applied device in removing natural and synthetic microfibers from tap water and confirm the abundance of microfibers as a contaminant of potable water.

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