New research suggests nylon microfibres are acutely toxic to crustaceans but natural fibres had little effect
AUBURN / LIBEREC - A new study on the effect of different textile microfibres on crustaceans concludes that nylon particles are highly toxic but that those from natural fibres such as cotton and silk had little effect.
The research, focusing on the effects of both natural and synthetic microfibers on 'Daphnia magna', a tiny crustacean commonly used for experiments, claims to shed new light on the environmental impact of microfibres.
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