Doing laundry by hand sheds just as many microfibres as machine washing - new research

Deirdre McKay; Kelly Sheridan; Thomas Stanton

Doing laundry by hand sheds just as many microfibres as machine washing - new research

Deirdre McKay^*, Kelly Sheridan, Thomas Stanton

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Abstract

Between 6,500 and 87,000 tonnes of microfibres are shed during domestic laundering every year in the UK. Many of these minuscule fibres end up in rivers and oceans, with devastating consequences for aquatic animals and environments.

Original language	English
Number of pages	5
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publisher	The Conversation Trust (UK)
Publication status	Published - 24 Oct 2023

Keywords

microfibres
Pollution
Shedding
Textiles
washing

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