JOURNAL of the JAPAN RESEARCH ASSOCIATION for TEXTILE END-USES
Online ISSN : 1884-6599
Print ISSN : 0037-2072
ISSN-L : 0037-2072
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Volume 64, Issue 3
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  • Effect of Lint Filters Attached to Washing Machines on Reduction in Emission of Microplastic Fibers
    Yoko AKITA, Sumiko GOTO, Tadashi TOKAI
    2023 Volume 64 Issue 3 Pages 197-206
    Published: March 25, 2023
    Released on J-STAGE: March 25, 2023
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11419/senshoshi.64.3_197
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    This study demonstrated emission of microplastic fibers derived from synthetic fibers (hereaftereferred to as “fibers”) during household washing, and evaluated reduction in fibers with lint filtersd equipment in domestic washing machines made in Japan. We conducted replicatetwo types of front loader washing machine and weighed the mass of microplastic fibers collected e fibers than the front loader washing machine duringoximately 70% of the microplastic fibers of length over 3 mm were collected by the lint ter than 3 mm were discharged to the ough the lint filter. The filters installed in the front loader washing machines could hardly collect ge gaps.

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