#microplastic fibers

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Microplastics Are Affecting Respiratory Systems In Japanese Rice Fish

Japanese medaka fish, also known as the Japanese rice fish, is a model organism and is extensively used in areas of biological research, most notably in toxicology. A team of scientists from Duke University has found that when those fish are subject to high concentrations of microplastic fibers, it can...

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Wearing Polyester Clothes Sheds More Microplastic Fibers Than Washing

Back in December 2019, shoppers were warned about purchasing Christmas jumpers as they are significantly damaging to the environment and are typically made from plastic fibers. These fast fashion sweaters shed hundreds of thousands of microfibers per wash. Now, new research has shown that just wearing them could release more...