Tiffin, L, Hazlehurst, A, Sumner, M et al. (1 more author) (2022) Reliable quantification of microplastic release from the domestic laundry of textile fabrics. The Journal of The Textile Institute, 113 (4). pp. 558-566. ISSN 0040-5000
Abstract
This study explores the significant variation in test methods used to quantify microplastic release from the domestic laundry of textile fabrics. A wide review of the existing methods is made, with the important characteristics of these methods identified and assessed. This includes reviewing the type of washing apparatus, filtration methods, quantification metrics and the influence of fabric samples on the reported release of microplastics from domestic laundry. Based on this review, a new method for the quantification of microplastic release was developed using existing textile testing equipment. The reliability of the method to consistently assess microplastic release was validated through an inter laboratory study involving 10 independent globally distributed laboratories and a filter efficacy in excess of 99% demonstrated. The study showed the method has good inter and intra laboratory qualities, thus indicating this method can be considered robust and reliable. Importantly the method has the potential to provide a standardised method to allow direct comparison of results for different laboratories and for different fabrics with a high level of confidence.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. |
Keywords: | Mircoplastics; textiles; laundry; ocean pollution; quantification |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Design (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 22 Nov 2022 16:28 |
Last Modified: | 22 Nov 2022 16:28 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis Group |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/00405000.2021.1892305 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:193412 |
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