A first overview of textile fibers, including microplastics, in indoor and outdoor environments

Dris, Rachid; Gaspéri, Johnny; Mirande, Cécile; Mandin, Corinne; Guerrouache, Mohamed; Langlois, Valérie; Tassin, Bruno

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2016.12.013

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“…It has been recently recognized that due to their lightweight nature, many microplastic particles will become suspended and transported within the air as “urban dust” (Dehghani, Moore, & Akhbarizadeh, ; Dris, Gasperi, Saad, Mirande, & Tassin, ). These commonly originate from road dust (e.g., tyre and paint particles) and fibers from synthetic textiles, especially from soft furnishings (Dris et al, ; Horton, Svendsen, et al, ) and can lead to deposition of microplastics to land or aquatic environments. Although urban dust will originate especially in cities and highly populated areas, air currents and wind can lead particles to be transported far from the source (Zylstra, ).…”

Section: Presence and Sources Of Microplastics Within The Environmentmentioning

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Microplastics: An introduction to environmental transport processes

2017

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Microplastic pollution is widespread across the globe, pervading land, water, and air. These environments are commonly considered independently, however, in reality these are closely linked. This review gives an overview of the background knowledge surrounding sources, fate and transport of microplastics within the environment. We introduce a new “Plastic Cycle” concept in order to better understand the processes influencing flux and retention of microplastics between and across the wide range of environmental matrices. As microplastics are a pervasive, persistent and potentially harmful pollutant, an understanding of these processes will allow for assessment of exposure to better determine the likely long‐term ecological and human health implications of microplastic pollution. WIREs Water 2018, 5:e1268. doi: 10.1002/wat2.1268 This article is categorized under: Engineering Water > Water, Health, and Sanitation Science of Water > Water and Environmental Change Water and Life > Stresses and Pressures on Ecosystems

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Microplastics: An introduction to environmental transport processes

2017

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“…The presence of microplastics in atmospheric fallout has been reported Dris et al 2016). As a follow-up of studies of microplastic fibers in atmospheric fallout, indoor and outdoor air has also been investigated (Dris et al 2017). Results showed fibers accounted for almost all the collected particles, and a small proportion of the fibers correspond to synthetic fibers.…”

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“…Plastic debris can escape as wind-blown debris from landfills (Barnes et al 2009). As a follow-up of studies of microplastic fibers in atmospheric fallout, indoor and outdoor air has also been investigated (Dris et al 2017). However, the question of microplastics being suspended in the air remains to be determined, due to air dynamics.…”

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Current understanding of microplastics in the environment: Occurrence, fate, risks, and what we should do

Peng

Wang

Cai

2017

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Microplastics pollution has been documented in the global environment, including at sea, in freshwater and in atmospheric fallout. Ingestion of microplastics by multiple kinds of organisms has been reported and has received increasing attention, because microplastics not only act as a source of toxic chemicals but also a sink for toxic chemicals. To better understand the great concerns about microplastics and associated toxic chemicals potential exposed to the organisms ingesting the debris, we should know more about the occurrence, fate, and risks of microplastics in the environment. What we should do depends on this better understanding. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2017;13:476-482. © 2017 SETAC.

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“…disposable plastic bags and balloons). Significant concentrations of plastic are observed within the lower atmosphere (0.3–1.5 MPs/m 3 ), yet compared to indoor air, these values are relatively low (1–60 MPs/m 3 ) (Dris et al, ). Polyurethane, polypropylene and polystyrene microplastic particles were identified in atmospheric fallout, at concentrations between 175 and 313 MP m −2 day −1 in Dongguan city (Cai et al, ).…”

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A catchment‐scale perspective of plastic pollution

Windsor

Durance

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Global Change Biology

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Plastic pollution is distributed across the globe, but compared with marine environments, there is only rudimentary understanding of the distribution and effects of plastics in other ecosystems. Here, we review the transport and effects of plastics across terrestrial, freshwater and marine environments. We focus on hydrological catchments as well‐defined landscape units that provide an integrating scale at which plastic pollution can be investigated and managed. Diverse processes are responsible for the observed ubiquity of plastic pollution, but sources, fluxes and sinks in river catchments are poorly quantified. Early indications are that rivers are hotspots of plastic pollution, supporting some of the highest recorded concentrations. River systems are also likely pivotal conduits for plastic transport among the terrestrial, floodplain, riparian, benthic and transitional ecosystems with which they connect. Although ecological effects of micro‐ and nanoplastics might arise through a variety of physical and chemical mechanisms, consensus and understanding of their nature, severity and scale are restricted. Furthermore, while individual‐level effects are often graphically represented in public media, knowledge of the extent and severity of the impacts of plastic at population, community and ecosystem levels is limited. Given the potential social, ecological and economic consequences, we call for more comprehensive investigations of plastic pollution in ecosystems to guide effective management action and risk assessment. This is reliant on (a) expanding research to quantify sources, sinks, fluxes and fates of plastics in catchments and transitional waters both independently as a major transport routes to marine ecosystems, (b) improving environmentally relevant dose–response relationships for different organisms and effect pathways, (c) scaling up from studies on individual organisms to populations and ecosystems, where individual effects are shown to cause harm and; (d) improving biomonitoring through developing ecologically relevant metrics based on contemporary plastic research.

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A first overview of textile fibers, including microplastics, in indoor and outdoor environments

Cited by 967 publications

References 13 publications

Microplastics: An introduction to environmental transport processes

Microplastics: An introduction to environmental transport processes

Current understanding of microplastics in the environment: Occurrence, fate, risks, and what we should do

A catchment‐scale perspective of plastic pollution

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