Your Laundry Sheds Harmful Microfibers. Here's What You Can Do
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Synthetic fabrics shed millions of tons of microplastics into oceans each year, largely through laundry wastewater. Here are ways to reduce the pollution.
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Microfiber Shedding of Textile Materials—Mechanism and Analysis
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What you can do about your laundry's microplastics problem - The
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Importance of Optimum Laundry System and Techniques for Fiber
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What you can do about your laundry's microplastics problem - The
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How to Do Your Laundry Better
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What you can do about your laundry's microplastics problem - The
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An Ill Wind? Growing Recognition of Airborne Nano- and
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All the Things You Don't Need to Dry-Clean (Even If the Label Says
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Why We Don't Recommend Artificial Grass for Most People
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Microfiber Shedding of Textile Materials—Mechanism and Analysis