microplastics
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An average three-pound load of shirts, pants and socks sheds hundreds of thousands of microfibers into the sewer system, where they slip undetected past water chemical treatment plants and enter river and ocean ecosystems. Joaquim Goes, an ocean biochemist at Columbia Climate School’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, had to look twice when he first saw the…
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Laundry and bedding may not feel glamorous, but in a healthcare facility they form a vital part of keeping patients and staff safe. According to the CDC’s guidelines, textiles in health-care settings include everything from bed sheets and blankets to patient gowns, uniforms, surgical drapes and more. CDC+1 Here’s the good news: while contaminated fabrics…
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