Release of Side-Chain Fluorinated Polymer-Containing Microplastic Fibers from Functional Textiles During Washing and First Estimates of Perfluoroalkyl Acid Emissions.

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Schellenberger, SteffenStockholms universitet,Institutionen för miljövetenskap och analytisk kemi,Stockholm University, Sweden (author)

The quantity and composition of fibers released from functional textiles during accelerated washing were investigated using the GyroWash method. Two fabrics [polyamide (PA) and polyester/cotton (PES/CO)] were selected and coated with perfluorohexane-based side-chain fluorinated polymers. Fibers released during washing ranged from ∼10 to 500 μ with a similar distribution for the two textile types. The PA-based fabric released considerably more fibers >20 μm in length compared to the PES/CO-based fabric (>1000/GyroWash for PA vs ∼200/GyroWash fibers for PES/CO). After one GyroWash (2-15 domestic washes), fibers that contained approximately 240 and 1300 μg total fluorine per square meter (μg F/m2) were released from the PA and PES/CO fabrics, respectively. Current understanding of the fate of microplastic fibers suggests that a large fraction of these fibers reach the environment either in effluent wastewater or sewage sludge applied to land. In the environment, the fluorinated side chains will be slowly cleaved from the backbone of the side-chain fluorinated polymers coated on the fibers and then transformed into short-chain perfluoroalkyl acids. On the European scale, emissions of up to ∼0.7 t of fluorotelomer alcohol (6:2 FTOH) per year were estimated for outdoor rain jackets treated with fluorotelomer-based side-chain fluorinated polymers.

Jönsson, ChristinaRISE,IVF(Swepub:ri)christina.jonsson@ri.se (author)
Plassmann, Merle M.Stockholms universitet,Institutionen för miljövetenskap och analytisk kemi,Swerim, Sweden,Stockholm University, Sweden(Swepub:su)mples (author)
Levenstam, Oscar ARISE,Material och produktion (author)
Liagkouridis, IoannisStockholms universitet,Institutionen för miljövetenskap och analytisk kemi,Stockholm University, Sweden(Swepub:su)ioli1242 (author)
Ribbenstedt, AntonStockholms universitet,Institutionen för miljövetenskap och analytisk kemi,Stockholm University, Sweden(Swepub:su)anri8221 (author)
Hanning, Anne-CharlotteRISE,IVF (author)
Schultes, LaraStockholms universitet,Institutionen för miljövetenskap och analytisk kemi,Stockholm University, Sweden(Swepub:su)lasc0264 (author)
Plassmann, Merle MStockholm University, Sweden (author)
Persson, CaizaRISE,IVF (author)
Cousins, Ian T.Stockholms universitet,Institutionen för miljövetenskap och analytisk kemi,Stockholm University, Sweden(Swepub:su)iacou (author)
Benskin, Jonathan P.Stockholms universitet,Institutionen för miljövetenskap och analytisk kemi,Stockholm University, Sweden(Swepub:su)jbens (author)
Stockholms universitetInstitutionen för miljövetenskap och analytisk kemi (creator_code:org_t)

In:Environmental Science and Technology: American Chemical Society (ACS)53:24, s. 14329-143380013-936X1520-5851

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