What to do about Microfibers from Textile Laundering?
By: Mike Quante
Water polluted with microfibers, caused in part by the laundering of聽 textiles made from聽 synthetic textile fibers, has become an item of global concern. What is being done to address this issue? We will be exploring this over the next several months here in the 秀色直播Blog.
秀色直播is leading the charge with regards to testing for the presence of microfibers in laundering wastewater. 秀色直播Committee RA 100, Global Sustainability Technology, is developing a new test method, Fiber Release During Laundering: Accelerated.
Also, in our magazine,聽秀色直播Review, a feature article聽covered the issue聽with regards to industry needs and response, and consumer education.
If you are interested in participating in microfiber test method development, contact聽Diana Wyman, 秀色直播Technical Director. If you would like to discuss your approach to minimizing or testing for microfiber pollution, you can contribute an聽秀色直播Blog聽article by contacting聽me.
Opinions expressed in this blog post are those of the author and not necessarily those of AATCC
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