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Release of synthetic microplastic plastic fibres from domestic washing machines: Effects of fabric type and washing conditions
Imogen E. Napper*, Richard C. Thompson Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre (MBERC), School of Marine Science and Engineering, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA, England Abstract Washing clothes made from synthetic materials has been identified as a potentially important source of microscopic fibres to the environment. This study examined the release…