Accumulation of Microplastic on Shorelines Woldwide: Sources and Sinks
Environmental Science & Technology2011Vol. 45(21), pp. 9175–9179
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Mark A. Oakley Browne, Phillip Crump, S. J. Niven, Emma L. Teuten, Andrew Tonkin, Tamara S. Galloway, Richard C. Thompson
Abstract
Plastic debris 1900 fibers per wash. This suggests that a large proportion of microplastic fibers found in the marine environment may be derived from sewage as a consequence of washing of clothes. As the human population grows and people use more synthetic textiles, contamination of habitats and animals by microplastic is likely to increase.
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