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Cotton Fiber Fragments and Water

by Daniel Pope | Jun 23, 2022 | Video, Microfibers

Yhere’s all this talk about microfibers—or fiber fragments, period—but what really happens when clothing, towels, and bedding shed fibers in the wash and enter into our waterways? Depending on the fiber, textiles can accumulate in waterways and break down at different...