First Investigation of Microfibre Release from the Washing of Laminated Fabrics for Outdoor Apparel

Francesca De Falco; Emilia Di Pace; Mariacristina Cocca; Maurizio Avella; Bernadette Scholz; Ruediger Fox; Martin Mayershofer

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-45909-3_44

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First Investigation of Microfibre Release from the Washing of Laminated Fabrics for Outdoor Apparel

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Francesca De Falco, Emilia Di Pace, Mariacristina Cocca, Maurizio Avella, Bernadette Scholz, Ruediger Fox, Martin Mayershofer

Summary

Washing laminated outdoor apparel fabrics releases microfibers into wastewater, with fabric construction and washing conditions influencing the quantity shed. These findings highlight functional sportswear as a meaningful but overlooked source of microplastic fiber pollution entering aquatic environments.

The washing process of synthetic textiles represents one of the major source of microplastic pollution in world oceans. The present work is the first to investigate the peculiar structure of functional fabrics applied in outdoor apparel, in relation to microplastic...

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