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The study aims to develop a citizen science protocol for quantifying microplastics released during laundry processes.

February 21, 20260 citationsOpen Access

REMEDIES Citizen Science Protocol for the Recovery and Quantification of Microplastics

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The study aims to develop a citizen science protocol for quantifying microplastics released during laundry processes.
Review of existing methods to quantify microplastics from synthetic fabrics.
Analysis of the influence of fabric composition and properties.
Examination of washing conditions and detergent types.
Microplastics, particularly microfibers, are found to be released during domestic washing.
Release correlates with fabric chemical composition and textile properties.
Different washing conditions and detergent types affect the amount of microplastics released.

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Fibrous microplastics are increasingly recognized as a serious environmental issue, having been found in marine organisms, agricultural soils, the atmosphere, and even remote regions such as Arctic glaciers. Recent scientific research has developedspecific methods to quantify the microplastics released from synthetic fabrics during domestic washing processes https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43023-x. These studies have made it possible torrelates the release of microfibers with the chemical composition of the fabric, textile properties, the type of detergent used, washing conditions, and the size of the laundry load.

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