Microfibre Pollution from Textiles

Section One - Microfiber Pollution in the Textile and Fashion Industry. 1.An Introduction to Microfiber Pollution. 2.Impact of artificial ageing on microfiber release from polyester textiles. 3.Factors influencing microfiber emission from textiles and methods for quantifying microfiber release during laundry processes. 4.Characterization and identification of microfiber particles released in the washing process. 5.Microfibres from Textile Industry Effluents. 6.Microfiber Contribution from Drying Clothes is Critical in Estimating Total Microfiber Emissions from Textiles. 7.Microfibers pollution associated with disposable PPE products driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and its environmental repercussions. Section Two - Sources of Microfiber Pollution and Analytical Tools. 8.Quantifying microfibre release from textiles during domestic laundering: Challenges and progress. 9.Forensic Textile and Fibre Examinations for the Purposes of Improved Recovery, Analysis and Interpretation of Microplastic Pollution. 10.Dynamic image analysis for determination of textile fibers. Section Three - Impact of Microfiber Pollution. 11.The occurrence of natural and synthetic fibers in the marine environment. 12.Dynamics of microfibers discharged into the urban and suburban environment. 13.Indoor Microplastics and Microfibers: Sources and Impacts on Human Health. 14.Microfiber Pollution: Pathways to Health Impact. Section Four - Potential Mitigation Strategies and Awareness. 15.Cross-disciplinary Collaboration Challenging Microfibre Fragmentation in the Fashion and Textile Industries. 16.Mitigation strategies for microfiber pollution. 17.Together We Go Further and Faster: A Review of Existing Policy Plans for Microfibre Pollution. 18.Sustainable Approaches in textile finishing to control microfiber releases. 19.Microfiber from Textiles - The new task of standardization. 20.Aligning the textile industry towards the mitigation of microfibre pollution.