Analysis of bamboo fibres and their associated dye in the parasite-host dynamics of freshwater fish
Scott MacAulay,
Numair Masud,
Jo Cable
Abstract:With the growth of the fashion and textile industries into the 21st Century, associated pollution has become pervasive. Of these pollutants, fibre-based microplastics are the most common types of plastics recovered from aquatic ecosystems encouraging the increased trend in organic fibre usage. Often marketed as biodegradable and ‘environmentally friendly’, organic textile fibres are seen as less harmful. Here, we assess the health effects of reconstituted bamboo viscose fibres, processed bamboo-elastane fibres… Show more
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