Microplastic fibres from synthetic textiles: Environmental degradation and additive chemical content

• Published in: Environmental pollution (1987) Vol. 268; no. Pt B; p. 115745
• Main Authors: Sait, Shannen T.L., Sørensen, Lisbet, Kubowicz, Stephan, Vike-Jonas, Kristine, Gonzalez, Susana V., Asimakopoulos, Alexandros G., Booth, Andy M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Animals; Benzophenones; bisphenol A; bisphenol S; Bisphenols; Chemical additives; Chromatography, Liquid; exposure duration; freshwater; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; Microplastic fibres; Microplastics; Non-target screening; photolysis; Plastics; pollution; polyacrylonitrile; polyamides; polyesters; seawater; Synthetic textiles; tandem mass spectrometry; Textiles; ultra-performance liquid chromatography; UV Degradation; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis; wool; Chemical additives; Microplastic fibres; UV Degradation; Bisphenols; Benzophenones; Synthetic textiles; Non-target screening

Microplastic fibres (MPFs) often make up the largest fraction of microplastic pollution in aquatic environments, yet little is known about their degradative fate and persistence. This study investigates the environmentally relevant photodegradation of common MPFs: polyester (PET), polyamide (PA) and...