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Microfibers: Pollution, Toxicity and Remediation
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Microfibers: Pollution, Toxicity and Remediation

A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304). This special issue belongs to the section "Toxicity Reduction and Environmental Remediation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2023) | Viewed by 5820

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Aravin Prince Periyasamy

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Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, 02150 Espoo, Finland
Interests: microplastics; sustainability; fast fashion; domestic washing; textile chemistry; UN-SDGs; environmentally friendly; green chemistry
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Dr. Ali Tehrani

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Co-Guest Editor
Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering, Aalto University, 02150 Espoo, Finland
Interests: textile chemistry; coloration; sustainability; microfibers; nanofibers; UN-SDGs; environmentally friendly; green chemistry

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The rise in global population is directly responsible for the continuous acceleration in both the production and consumption of synthetic textiles, plastics, automobile tires etc. About 2 million tons of microfibers are dumped into the ocean every year from a wide variety of sources, including synthetic fabrics, vehicle tires, city dust, road markings, marine coatings, personal care products and plastic pellets. Microfibers are considered a new source of environmental pollution and a health issue because they can range in size from one micrometer to five millimeters. Microfibers can be consumed by aquatic animals and significantly disrupt their metabolic functions. They can also enter our food chain via the consumption of sea foods.

This Special Issue aims to showcase recent studies that represent current trends in the field of microfibers/microplastics and their pollution, toxicity and remediation techniques. Researchers and consortia working in this domain are kindly invited to submit their scientific papers as communications, full papers or reviews.

Dr. Aravin Prince Periyasamy
Dr. Ali Tehrani
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Toxics is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • microplastics
  • microfibers
  • domestic washing
  • synthetic fabrics
  • wastewater
  • sustainability
  • fast fashion
  • human, animal and ecosystem health
  • green purchasing behavior

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Environmentally Friendly Approach to the Reduction of Microplastics during Domestic Washing: Prospects for Machine Vision in Microplastics Reduction
by Aravin Prince Periyasamy
Toxics 2023, 11(7), 575; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11070575 - 30 Jun 2023
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The increase in the global population is directly responsible for the acceleration in the production as well as the consumption of textile products. The use of textiles and garment materials is one of the primary reasons for the microfibers generation and it is [...] Read more.
The increase in the global population is directly responsible for the acceleration in the production as well as the consumption of textile products. The use of textiles and garment materials is one of the primary reasons for the microfibers generation and it is anticipated to grow increasingly. Textile microfibers have been found in marine sediments and organisms, posing a real threat to the environment as it is invisible pollution caused by the textile industry. To protect against the damaging effects that microplastics can have, the formulation of mitigation strategies is urgently required. Therefore, the primary focus of this review manuscript is on finding an environmentally friendly long-term solution to the problem of microfiber emissions caused by the domestic washing process, as well as gaining an understanding of the various properties of textiles and how they influence this problem. In addition, it discussed the effect that mechanical and chemical finishes have on microfiber emissions and identified research gaps in order to direct future research objectives in the area of chemical finishing processes. In addition to that, it included a variety of preventative and minimizing strategies for reduction. Last but not least, an emphasis was placed on the potential and foreseeable applications of machine vision (i.e., quantification, data storage, and data sharing) to reduce the amount of microfibers emitted by residential washing machines. Full article
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Microfiber Emissions from Functionalized Textiles: Potential Threat for Human Health and Environmental Risks
by Aravin Prince Periyasamy
Toxics 2023, 11(5), 406; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11050406 - 24 Apr 2023
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The growing worldwide population is directly responsible for the increased production and consumption of textile products. One of the key reasons for the generation of microfibers is the use of textiles and garment materials, which is expected to increase. The textile industry is [...] Read more.
The growing worldwide population is directly responsible for the increased production and consumption of textile products. One of the key reasons for the generation of microfibers is the use of textiles and garment materials, which is expected to increase. The textile industry is responsible for the invisible pollution that is created by textile microfibers, which have been detected in marine sediments and organisms. The present review paper demonstrates that the microfibers discharged from functionalized textiles exhibit non-biodegradable characteristics and that a considerable proportion of them possess toxic properties. This is primarily attributed to the impact of textiles’ material functionalization on their biodegradability. The potential for these microfibers, which are released from textiles that contain a variety of dyes, toxic chemicals, and nanomaterials, to pose a variety of health risks to both humans and other living organisms is discussed in this paper. In addition, this paper covers a wide variety of preventative and minimizing measures for reduction, which are discussed in terms of several phases ranging from sustainable production through the consumer, end of life, domestic washing, and wastewater treatment phases. Full article
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