Unraveling Physical and Chemical Effects of Textile Microfibers
Microfibers are the most prevalent microplastics in most terrestrial, freshwater, and marine biota as well as in human tissues and have been collected from environmental compartments across most ecosystems and species sampled worldwide. These materials, made of diverse compound types, range from sem...
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| author | Samantha N. Athey Bethanie Carney Almroth Elise F. Granek Paul Hurst Alexandra G. Tissot Judith S. Weis |
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| description | Microfibers are the most prevalent microplastics in most terrestrial, freshwater, and marine biota as well as in human tissues and have been collected from environmental compartments across most ecosystems and species sampled worldwide. These materials, made of diverse compound types, range from semi-synthetic and treated natural fibers to synthetic microfibers. Microfibers expose organisms across diverse taxa to an array of chemicals, both from the manufacturing process and from environmental adsorption, with effects on organisms at subcellular to population levels. Untangling the physical versus chemical effects of these compounds on organisms is challenging and requires further investigations that tease apart these mechanisms. Understanding how physical and chemical exposures affect organisms is essential to improving strategies to minimize harm. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-70e1b416d7a9449b930bb0bf2e6dca9b2023-11-24T12:31:17ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412022-11-011423379710.3390/w14233797Unraveling Physical and Chemical Effects of Textile MicrofibersSamantha N. Athey0Bethanie Carney Almroth1Elise F. Granek2Paul Hurst3Alexandra G. Tissot4Judith S. Weis5Plastic Ocean Project, Wilmington, NC 28403, USADepartment of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Göteborg, SwedenDepartment of Environmental Science and Management, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97201, USADepartment of Environmental Science and Management, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97201, USADepartment of Environmental Science and Management, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97201, USADepartment of Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ 07102, USAMicrofibers are the most prevalent microplastics in most terrestrial, freshwater, and marine biota as well as in human tissues and have been collected from environmental compartments across most ecosystems and species sampled worldwide. These materials, made of diverse compound types, range from semi-synthetic and treated natural fibers to synthetic microfibers. Microfibers expose organisms across diverse taxa to an array of chemicals, both from the manufacturing process and from environmental adsorption, with effects on organisms at subcellular to population levels. Untangling the physical versus chemical effects of these compounds on organisms is challenging and requires further investigations that tease apart these mechanisms. Understanding how physical and chemical exposures affect organisms is essential to improving strategies to minimize harm.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/14/23/3797aquaticmarinemicroplasticsemi-syntheticsyntheticterrestrial |
| spellingShingle | Samantha N. Athey Bethanie Carney Almroth Elise F. Granek Paul Hurst Alexandra G. Tissot Judith S. Weis Unraveling Physical and Chemical Effects of Textile Microfibers Water aquatic marine microplastic semi-synthetic synthetic terrestrial |
| title | Unraveling Physical and Chemical Effects of Textile Microfibers |
| title_full | Unraveling Physical and Chemical Effects of Textile Microfibers |
| title_fullStr | Unraveling Physical and Chemical Effects of Textile Microfibers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unraveling Physical and Chemical Effects of Textile Microfibers |
| title_short | Unraveling Physical and Chemical Effects of Textile Microfibers |
| title_sort | unraveling physical and chemical effects of textile microfibers |
| topic | aquatic marine microplastic semi-synthetic synthetic terrestrial |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/14/23/3797 |
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