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References to the "Microplatstic fibre loss" text

Gaylarde C, Baptista-Neto JA, da Fonseca EM (2021) Plastic microfibre pollution: how important is clothes’ laundering? Heliyon 7 e07105

Henry B, Laitala K, Klepp IG (2018) Microplastic pollution from textiles: A literature review. Project report No. 1-2018. Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences.

Henry B, Laitala K, Klepp IG (2019) Microfibres from apparel and home textiles: Prospects for including microplastics in environmental sustainability assessment. Science of the Total Environment 652:483–94.

Ramasamy R, Subramanian RB (2021) Synthetic textile and microfiber pollution: a review on mitigation strategies. Environment Science and Pollution Research 28(31):41596–41611

Roos S, Arturin OL, Hanning AC (2017) Microplastics shedding from polyester fabrics. Mistra Future Fashion Report number 2017:1. Swerea 7 http://oceancleanwash.org/solutions/ (04.02.2022)

Habib RZ, Thiemann T, Al Kendi R (2020) Microplastics and wastewater treatment plants – a review. Journal of Water Resources and Protection 12:1–35.

Cesa FS, Turra A, Baruque-Ramos J (2017) Synthetic fibers as microplastics in the marine environment: A review from textile perspective with a focus on domestic washings. Science of the Total Environment 598:1116–1129.

Xu X, Hou Q, Xue Y, Jian Y, Wang LP (2018) Pollution characteristics and fate of microfibers in the wastewater from textile dyeing wastewater treatment plant. Water Science and Technology 78(10):2046–2054.

Bendt E, Rabe M, Stolte S, Zhang YQ, Klauer R, Kraas C, Alrajoula T, Kolberg A (2021) Textiles mikroplastik reduzieren. Erkenntnisse aus einem interdisziplinären forschungsprojekt. Bundesverband der Deutschen Sportartikel-Industrie e.V.

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Suaria G, Achtypi A, Perold V, Lee JR, Pierucci A, Bornman TG, Aliani S, Ryan PG (2020) Microfibers in oceanic surface waters: A global characterization. Science Advances 6(23): eaay8493.

Savoca S, Capillo G, Mancuso M, Faggio C, Panarello G, Crupi R, Bonsignore M, D’Urso L, Compagnini G, Neri F, Fazio E, Romeo T, Bottari T, Spanò N (2019) Detection of Artificial Cellulose Microfibers in Boops Boops from the Northern Coasts of Sicily (Central Mediterranean). Science of the Total Environment 691:455–65.

Woodall LC, Sanchez-Vidal A, Canals M, Paterson GLJ, Coppock R, Sleight V, Calafat A, Rogers AD, Narayanaswamy BE, Thompson RC (2014) The Deep Sea Is a Major Sink for Microplastic Debris. Royal Society Open Science 1(140317).

Gaylarde CC, Baptista-Neto JA, da Fonseca EM (2021). Nanoplastics in aquatic systems - are they more hazardous than microplastics? Environmental Pollution 272, 115950.

Wang F, Wang F, Zeng EY (2018) Chapter 7 - Sorption of Toxic Chemicals on Microplastics. In Zeng EY (ed.) Microplastic Contamination in Aquatic Environments. Elsevier, 225–247.

Hassan MM, Carr C (2019) A Review of the Sustainable Methods in Imparting Shrink Resistance to Wool Fabrics. Journal of Advanced Research 18:39–60.

Brodin M, Norin H, Hanning AC, Persson C, Okcabol S. (2018) Microplastics from Industrial Laundries - A Study of Laundry Effluents. The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.

Vassilenko E, Watkins M, Chastain S, Mertens J, Posacka AM, Patankar S, Ross PS (2021) Domestic laundry and microfiber pollution: Exploring fiber shedding from consumer apparel textiles. PLoS ONE 16(7): e0250346

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Research projects led by:

The Swedish research institute Swerea https://www.ri.se/sv/vad-vi-gor/projekt/minshed (05.09.2022)

The Norwegian research institute SINTEF www.sintef.no/en/projects/microfibre-evaluating-the-fate-effects-and-mitigat/ (05.09.2022)

The German industry organisation Bundesverband der Deutschen Sportartikel-Industrie e.V. http://textilemission.bsi-sport.de/ (05.09.2022)

The organisation OceanWise and American apparel companies https://ocean.org/action/microfiber-partnership/ (05.09.2022)

The organisation The Microfibre Consortium https://www.microfibreconsortium.com/ (05.09.2022)