Browsing by Author "Belzagui Elder, Francisco"
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Cigarette butts as a microfiber source with a microplastic level of concern
(Elsevier, 2021-03)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyMicroplastic pollution is a growing environmental concern among the scientific community. These small particles (<5 mm) might come from the fragmentation or direct emission of artificial and synthetic polymers. Among them, ... -
Cigarette butts as a source of microfibers to the environment
(Springer Nature, 2020-04-24)
Part of book or chapter of book
Restricted access - publisher's policySeveral clean-up campaigns have reported that cigarette butts (CB for now on) are the largest item littered worldwide [1]. In 2007, the annual global consumption of cigarettes ascended to 6 trillion, [2, 3, 4] from where ... -
Development of a self-sustaining floating water treatment system with renewable energy supply ETAF
(OmniaScience, 2021-03)
Conference report
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Generación de microfibras en lavadoras domésticas
(Asociación Española de Químicos y Coloristas Textiles, 2020-10-01)
Article
Open AccessCada ciclo de lavado de toda prenda textil genera el desprendimiento de miles a millones de microfibras. Estas microfibras, cuando cuentan con una longitud comprendida entre 3nm y 15 mm (radio longitud diámetro >3), y ... -
Microplastics' emissions: microfibers’ detachment from textile garments
(2019-05-01)
Article
Open AccessMicroplastics (synthetic polymers <5¿mm) have been recently recognized as a big environmental concern, as their ubiquity is an undeniable fact. Their wide variety regarding shapes, sizes, and materials turn them into an ... -
Microplastics’ state of the art & presentation of a method to quantify textile microfibers
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-09-22)
Master thesis
Open AccessLa presencia de micro fibras y microplásticos en el mar y oceanos, se ha convertido en un problema ambiental de máximo interés. Las micro fibras se generan principalmente en el lavado doméstico de la ropa y en menor cuantía ... -
Systems to reduce textile microfibers’ contamination
(OmniaScience, 2021-03)
Conference report
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Textile microfibers reaching aquatic environments: a new estimation approach
(2020-10)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyTextile microfibers are one of the most important sources within primary microplastics. These have raised environmental concerns since its recent identification as pollutants. However, there are still no accurate models ... -
When size matters – textile microfibers into the environment
(Springer Nature, 2020-04-24)
Part of book or chapter of book
Restricted access - publisher's policyMicroplastics (MP from now on) are synthetic polymers (<5 mm) that have been widely found across the environment, converting these particles in an emerging and fast-growing concern. Any plastic product can contribute to ...
