Migration of Artificial Turf Fibers from Artificial Turf Sports Field and Their Ingestion by Goldfish

Migration of Artificial Turf Fibers from Artificial Turf Sports Field and Their Ingestion by Goldfish

Various artificial materials and facilities are sources of microplastics, including artificial turf sports fields. In artificial turf fields, polyethylene fibers are attached to a basal cloth with adhesives. In the present study, we investigated whether the fibers in the field were detached from the...

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Main Authors: Kanoko Takahashi, Ryosuke Fujinuma, Tomoyasu Yoshitomi, Yasuo Shimizu, Makito Kobayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-12-01
Series:Environments
Subjects:
artificial turf sports field
artificial turf fiber
microplastic
goldfish
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3298/10/12/222

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