Synthetic Nano- and Microfibers
Creators
- R. Martijn Wagterveld1
- Jan C. M. Marijnissen2
- Leon Gradoń3
- Arkadiusz Moskal3
- Maria Westerbos4
- Tomasz R. Sosnowski3
- Michał Wojasiński3
- Tomasz Ciach3
- Heather A. Leslie5
- Louk Peffer6
- George Biskos7
- Dirk Broßell8
- Asmus Meyer-Plath8
- Kerstin Kämpf8
- Sabine Plitzko8
- Wendel Wohlleben9
- Burkhard Stahlmecke10
- Martin Wiemann11
- Andrea Haase12
- Yung Sung Cheng13
- Wei-Chung Su13
- Yue Zhou13
- A. Dick Vethaak14
- C. Martínez-Gómez15
- Martina G. Vijver16
- Willie Peijnenburg16
- Fazel Abdolahpur Monikh16
- Uschi M. Graham17
- Günter Oberdörster18
- Ingeborg M. Kooter19
- Heleen Lanters19
- Wilma Middel19
- Harrie Buist19
- Stephanie Wright20
- Rafał Przekop3
- Inez J.T. Dinkla1
- 1. Wetsus, European Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Water Technology
- 2. Aerosolconsultancy
- 3. Warsaw University of Technology
- 4. Plastic Soup Foundation
- 5. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- 6. Delft Solids Solutions BV
- 7. The Cyprus Institute / Delft University of Technology
- 8. Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- 9. BASF SE
- 10. Institute of Energy and Environmental Technology e.V.
- 11. IBE R&D
- 12. German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)
- 13. Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute
- 14. Deltares / Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- 15. Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Oceanographic Centre of Murcia,
- 16. Leiden University
- 17. University of Kentucky Pharmaceutical Sciences
- 18. University of Rochester Medical Center
- 19. Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegapast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek - TNO
- 20. King's College London
Description
Global production of fibrous material is significantly growing reaching an expected 145 million metric tons in 2030. Fiber production includes mostly synthetic polymers, cotton and man-made cellulose (viscose). The main uses are in clothing, household and furnishing, industrial construction, automotive and other.
Increasing consumption of fabric material causes the accumulation of single fibers into the natural environment. Significant numbers are discharged via wastewater from washing clothes, deposition from atmosphere or by other ways of transport. Fibers are now the most prevalent type of anthropogenic particles found by microplastic pollution surveys around the world. Substantial fiber concentrations are found in surface water, deep-sea and fresh water ecosystems. Consequently, fibers are present in food, drinking water, human lungs and digestive tracts of aquatic animals. Currently, there is great concern for the release of plastic nano- and micro fibers and microparticles (microplastics) to the natural environment for which nobody knows, so far, the ultimate consequences for health and ecological homeostasis.
The potential risk introduced by the presence of fibers in the environment induces significant interest.These challenges were the source of inspiration for organizing our workshop . A group of scientists from different parts of the world met on Nov 4/5 2019 at Wetsus, European Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Water Technology in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, to discuss all known aspects of synthetic nano- and microfibers. This included morphology, physicochemical properties, production and origin of nano/micro fibers entering the atmosphere, water and food chain; the potential consequences of inhalation and ingestion for human health; exposure and ingress via life cycle for aquatic biota; analytical and measurement methods; techniques to clean air and water, and protection means against inhalation or other ways to enter the human body.
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- Book: 10.31219/osf.io/487wv (DOI)