| Microplastics in air:
Are we breathing it in? |
2018 |
•Over 60 million Mt of synthetic plastic fibers were
produced in 2016 |
(49) |
| •Fibrous microplastic materials are constituents of
outdoor and indoor air |
| •Airborne microfibers
can be carriers of or sorbents
for other pollutants |
| •Microplastic
fibers enter the body during inhalation |
| Microfibres from apparel and home textiles: Prospects
for including microplastics in environmental sustainability assessment |
2019 |
•A considerable quantity
of plastic pollutants is microfibers
derived from textiles (especially synthetic fibers such as polypropylene) |
(82) |
| •Wastewater effluents contain high
concentrations of
microfibers |
| •Wastewater released on
soil surfaces is a source of
microfiber contaminants |
| •Microfibers
exist in both indoor and outdoor airs,
they settle on surfaces or are inhaled |
| Microplastic pollution in water and sediment in
a textile industrial area |
2020 |
•The industrial production facilities of synthetic textiles
are primary sources of microplastics discharged into aquatic environments |
(35) |
| •The processes of washing, packaging,
and transporting
of textile materials contribute to plastic pollution |
| •The dominant microplastic pollutant identified in this
study was polyester fibers |
| Mini-review
of microplastics in the atmosphere
and their risks to humans |
2020 |
•Microplastics are ubiquitous in the atmosphere |
(50) |
| •Major sources of microplastics in the atmosphere
are
synthetic fibers |
| •The relative abundance
of fibrous polymeric materials
(polypropylene, PET, polyethylene, etc.) in the atmosphere is high |
| Systematic Study of Microplastic Fiber
Release
from 12 Different Polyester Textiles during Washing |
2020 |
•Microplastic fibers are the
main plastic pollutant
in water resources, e.g., freshwater |
(77) |
| •These fibers are mainly released into the environment
through shedding and washing |
| •Although
repeated washing reduces the release of microfibers,
the lengths of the released fibers increase |
| Microplastic fibers from synthetic textiles: Environmental
degradation and additive chemical content |
2021 |
•The rapid degradation of polyester and
polyamide microfibers
occurs under UV radiation in just over 10 months of significant exposure |
(83) |
| •Additives in synthetic fibers can
potentially leach
into the environment |
