Environmental contamination by microplastics originating from textiles: Emission, transport, fate and toxicity

Zhang, Yaqi; Lykaki, Marianna; Markiewicz, Marta; Alrajoula, Mohammad Taher; Kraas, Caroline; Stolte, Stefan

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128453

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“…A high surface-to-volume ratio is a characteristic property of MPs. According to Zhang et al [2], the same property is considerably higher for FMPs than, for example, spherical MPs. When present in polluted environments, the high surface-to-volume ratio leads to the absorption of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) on the MP surface.…”

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“…Like other chemical pollutants, MPs are already distributed among the four major environmental compartments: air, water, soil, and biota. Such compartments not only behave as MP reservoirs but grant the transport of MPs within them [2], allowing MPs to behave similarly to global biogeochemical cycles and spiral around the globe with different atmospheric, oceanic, cryospheric, and terrestrial residence times [3].…”

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“…In 2017, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) estimated that FMPs released from textiles during industrial and household laundry accounted for 35% of the annual MP emission sources into the oceans [15]. Once entered into aquatic and terrestrial environments, FMPs impact their physicochemical characteristics [16] and interact in several ways with the biota, inducing health issues such as neurotoxicity, oxidative stress, oxidative damage, and even death [2,16,17]. Additionally, the transfer of FMPs from the atmosphere to aquatic and terrestrial environments represents a probable pathway to humans [17], and FMPs have already been found in human stool [18] and human lung tissues [19].…”

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“…It was found that at least 4 kg of FMPs per ton of cement mix could be used in creating green FRCs with increased thermal-insulating properties, mechanical strength, toughness, and reduced shrinkage compared with the reference Portland cement. Considering that 3-10 t of microfibers are deposited by atmospheric fallout every year in Paris, 29% of which constituted by FMPs (i.e., 2.38-7.95 kg of FMPs/day) [2,14], the present approach significantly allows the same amount of FMPs falling in Paris per day to be recovered before reaching and polluting the environment.…”

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A Practical Valorization Approach for Mitigating Textile Fibrous Microplastics in the Environment: Collection of Textile-Processing Waste Microfibers and Direct Reuse in Green Thermal-Insulating and Mechanical-Performing Composite Construction Materials

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Microplastic (MP) contamination is an urgent environmental issue to address. Fibrous microplastics (FMPs) are the principal MP type in the air and have already been found in human stool and lung tissues. FMPs are generated from the lifecycle of synthetic and blended textiles and are expected to increase due to fast fashion. Among textile processes, the finishing of fabrics is estimated to generate 5000 t/year of textile waste fibers in Italy, including FMPs. To limit FMPs spread, this paper suggests, for the first time, the direct collection of blended finishing textile waste microfibers and reuse in designing thermal-insulating and mechanical-performing fiber-reinforced cementitious composites (FRCs). The microfibers were thoroughly characterized (size, morphology, composition, and density), and their use in FRCs was additionally evaluated by considering water absorption and release capacity. Untreated, water-saturated, and NaOH-treated microfibers were considered in FRCs up to 4 wt%. Up to a +320% maximum bending load, +715% toughness, −80% linear shrinkage, and double-insulating power of Portland cement were observed by increasing microfiber contents. NaOH-treated and water-saturated microfibers better enhanced toughness and linear shrinkage reduction. Therefore, green and performant composite construction materials were obtained, allowing for the mitigation of more than 4 kg FMPs per ton of cement paste. This is a great result considering the FMP contamination (i.e., 2–8 kg/day fallout in Paris), and that FRCs are promising and shortly-widely used construction materials.

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“…Asimismo, investigaciones revelan que este sector es identificado como uno de los más contaminantes en el mundo (Ellen MacArthur Foundation, 2017;European Commission, 2020;Xu et al, 2019). Esto se debe a que los microplásticos fibrosos liberados de los textiles sintéticos están contribuyendo significativamente a la contaminación ambiental (Snoek, 2017;Zhang et al, 2022), ya que producen grandes cantidades de efluentes coloreados intensivos al medio ambiente, los cuales contaminan gravemente el agua y el suelo, además de que dañan la salud de los seres vivos (Markandeya et al, 2022;Saxena et al, 2021).…”

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La transición a una economía circular como una ventaja competitiva en la Pyme de la manufactura textil en Tlaxcala, México

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Suárez²,

Nava³

2022

Acta Universitaria

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Ante la crisis ambiental, las empresas requieren modelos de producción que mitiguen el cambio climático y representen una ventaja competitiva, siendo la economía circular una alternativa. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar si los principios de economía circular: preservar y mejorar el capital natural, optimizar el rendimiento de los recursos y promover la efectividad del sistema representan una ventaja competitiva, tomando como objeto de estudio las pequeñas y medianas empresas (Pyme) del sector textil de Tlaxcala, México. La metodología consistió en realizar un diagnóstico sobre la percepción de las variables. Posteriormente, se realizó un análisis descriptivo y de varianza (Anova), una prueba Tukey, un análisis de correlación y un análisis de regresión para determinar su significancia y relación. Los resultados revelaron que los principios de economía circular permitirán a la Pyme un desempeño superior con respecto a la competencia, haciéndola diferente y bajando sus costos. Se concluye que la economía circular sí puede impactar en el cuidado ambiental y en la competitividad.

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Influence of ethylene diamine functionalized waste plastic derived reduced graphene oxide as filler on the mechanical and thermal properties of low‐density polyethylene

Arya,

Rawat,

Bohra

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Polymer Composites

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Reduced graphene oxide (rGO) was prepared from waste plastic using the two steps pyrolysis method and subsequently functionalized with ethylene diamine (EDA) to develop amino‐functionalized rGO (EDA‐rGO). To make the thermal and mechanical properties more proficient, EDA‐rGO was further incorporated as a nanofiller into a low‐density polyethylene (LDPE) matrix using the melt mixing method followed by hot‐pressing. A variety of analytical methods, such as FT‐IR, XRD, XPS, DSC, TGA, DMA, Raman spectroscopy, and HRTEM, were used to characterize the elements and morphology of rGO and EDA‐rGO. The results showed that the addition of 5 wt% EDA‐rGO to LDPE polymers significantly improved the mechanical and thermal properties, such as storage modulus by 62%, loss modulus by 67%, young's modulus by 123%, tensile strength by 79.83%, respectively. The thermal decomposition temperatures of 5%, 10% and 50% were increased by 14.01, 9.34, and 4.8°C, respectively. This study provides a feasible and ecologically sustainable way of repurposing plastic waste concurrently enhancing the properties of polymer composites.Highlights Synthesis & functionalization of rGO from waste plastic using EDA. EDA‐rGO used as a nanofiller to fabricate LDPE polymer nanocomposites. EDA‐rGO enhanced the thermal stability of LDPE nanocomposites. The tensile strength & modulus of the LDPE composites are greatly improved. The storage, loss modulus, Tm and Tc enhanced by 62%, 67%, 4.4°C & 2.6°C.

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Environmental contamination by microplastics originating from textiles: Emission, transport, fate and toxicity

Cited by 37 publications

References 187 publications

A Practical Valorization Approach for Mitigating Textile Fibrous Microplastics in the Environment: Collection of Textile-Processing Waste Microfibers and Direct Reuse in Green Thermal-Insulating and Mechanical-Performing Composite Construction Materials

A Practical Valorization Approach for Mitigating Textile Fibrous Microplastics in the Environment: Collection of Textile-Processing Waste Microfibers and Direct Reuse in Green Thermal-Insulating and Mechanical-Performing Composite Construction Materials

La transición a una economía circular como una ventaja competitiva en la Pyme de la manufactura textil en Tlaxcala, México

Influence of ethylene diamine functionalized waste plastic derived reduced graphene oxide as filler on the mechanical and thermal properties of low‐density polyethylene

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