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Author:   R. Rathinamoorthy ,  S. Raja Balasaraswathi
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Weight:   0.861kg
ISBN:  

9781032364452

ISBN 10:   1032364459
Pages:   456
Publication Date:   30 April 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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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.

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R. Rathinamoorthy is Associate Professor in the Department of Fashion Technology, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India. He is one of the world's top 2% scientists as reported by Elsevier and Stanford University. His areas of research are biomaterials for textiles and environmental pollution control due to textiles. S. Raja Balasaraswathi has a Master’s degree in Fashion Technology from the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bengaluru, India. She has conducted extensive research on microfiber pollution since 2019. She has published 17 research papers in international journals, has contributed 3 book chapters, and co-authored a book in the field of microfiber pollution.

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