Microfibre pollution from large-scale laundry operations is emerging as a significant and largely unseen environmental issue. New research led by the University of Portsmouth is using Cleaner Seas Group’s industrial filtration technology – already deployed in commercial settings to better understand the scale of the problem and how it can be prevented before it reaches our waterways. The study builds on previous data that revealed more than 700,000 microfibres can be released from clothing during a single domestic wash. Researchers are now turning their attention to industrial laundry systems, where…
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