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Microfiber Pollution—A Sustainability Issue

Sustainable textiles 2022 1 citation ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
R. Rathinamoorthy, R. Rathinamoorthy, S. Raja Balasaraswathi

Summary

Synthetic textile microfibers shed during washing represent a pervasive and underappreciated source of microplastic pollution, with millions of fibers released per laundry cycle entering wastewater systems that cannot fully capture them. Addressing microfiber pollution requires sustainability-focused interventions across the textile manufacturing, consumer use, and wastewater treatment stages.

The concept of sustainability is one of the main concerns around the world. Due to the increased environmental impacts, global warming, and depletion of resources, world leaders have decided to incorporate sustainability-related practices in every manufacturing firm....

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