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dc.contributor.authorBelzagui Elder, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorGutiérrez Bouzán, María Carmen
dc.contributor.authorÁlvarez Sánchez, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorVilaseca Vallvé, M. Mercedes
dc.contributor.otherUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Doctorat en Enginyeria Ambiental
dc.contributor.otherUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Institut d'Investigació Tèxtil i Cooperació Industrial de Terrassa
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-19T11:32:39Z
dc.date.available2022-10-01T00:30:53Z
dc.date.issued2020-10
dc.identifier.citationBelzagui, F. [et al.]. Textile microfibers reaching aquatic environments: a new estimation approach. "Environmental pollution", Octubre 2020, vol. 265, núm. Part B, p. 114889:1-114889:11.
dc.identifier.issn0269-7491
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2117/335513
dc.description.abstractTextile 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 to assess their contribution to the microplastic pollution. Hence, in this study, a method to estimate the mass flow of microfibers detached from household laundry that reaches aquatic environments has been developed. The method considers a set of parameters related to the detachment of microfibers, which are, basically: (1) the detachment rate of microfibers from different textile garments, (2) the volume of laundry effluents, (3) the percentage of municipal water that has been treated, (4) the type of used-water treatment applied, and, (5) the proportion of front- versus top-loading washing machines. In this way, 0.28 million tons of microfibers per year were estimated to reach aquatic environments, which is approximately half than the last published valuation. Finally, hypothetical situations were simulated to evaluate the reduction of microfibers by the modification of some of the parameters at different levels (consumer, government entities, and industry). Thus, depending on the implanted alternatives, microfibers that reach the aquatic environments could be reduced between 30% and 65%
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spain
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/
dc.subjectÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria tèxtil::Impacte ambiental
dc.subject.lcshMicroplastics--Environmental aspects
dc.subject.lcshNanofibers
dc.subject.lcshTextile fibers
dc.subject.lcshPollution
dc.subject.lcshWater -- Pollution
dc.subject.otherMicroplastic
dc.subject.otherMicrofiber
dc.subject.otherDetachment
dc.subject.otherPollution
dc.subject.otherContamination
dc.titleTextile microfibers reaching aquatic environments: a new estimation approach
dc.typeArticle
dc.subject.lemacMicroplàstics
dc.subject.lemacNanofibres
dc.subject.lemacFibres tèxtils
dc.subject.lemacContaminació
dc.subject.lemacAigua -- Contaminació
dc.contributor.groupUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya. ENMA - Enginyeria del Medi Ambient
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114889
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0269749119368563
dc.rights.accessOpen Access
local.identifier.drac30356182
dc.description.versionPostprint (author's final draft)
local.citation.authorBelzagui, F.; Gutierrez-Bouzán, C.; Álvarez, A.; Vilaseca, M.
local.citation.publicationNameEnvironmental pollution
local.citation.volume265
local.citation.numberPart B
local.citation.startingPage114889:1
local.citation.endingPage114889:11


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