Adviesrapport inventarisatie uniforme meetmethode voor microplastic vezels uit textiel [Advisory report inventory uniform measuring method for microplastic fibres from textiles]
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In 2018, RIVM conducted research into the sources of microplastics (MP) in Dutch waters. From this and other
studies, microplastic fibres (MPVs), created during wearing and washing of clothes, emerged as one of the largest sources of microplastics1. With support from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (I&W), the MPV (microplastic fibre) Stakeholder Network was therefore set up at the end of 2019, with the aim of reducing and preventing the emission of microplastic fibres from textiles into the environment. Base of this approach is the precautionary principle. The stakeholder network consists of stakeholders from the textile, washing machine and detergent industries, knowledge institutions, water boards and NGOs. To reduce MPV pollution, it must be possible to measure the effect of MPV reducing measures. However, no standardised, uniform measuring method is yet available for measuring MPVs in water. Therefore, at the request of the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, this advisory report outlines a possible follow-up programme for the development of a uniform measuring method for quantifying microplastics released from clothing into water, which can be used as effectively as possible throughout the MPV pollution chain from textile production to waste water treatment. This outline is based on a knowledge and stakeholder inventory carried out by TNO and the resulting advice on the best way to achieve a uniform measuring method, which is also described in this report.
studies, microplastic fibres (MPVs), created during wearing and washing of clothes, emerged as one of the largest sources of microplastics1. With support from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (I&W), the MPV (microplastic fibre) Stakeholder Network was therefore set up at the end of 2019, with the aim of reducing and preventing the emission of microplastic fibres from textiles into the environment. Base of this approach is the precautionary principle. The stakeholder network consists of stakeholders from the textile, washing machine and detergent industries, knowledge institutions, water boards and NGOs. To reduce MPV pollution, it must be possible to measure the effect of MPV reducing measures. However, no standardised, uniform measuring method is yet available for measuring MPVs in water. Therefore, at the request of the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, this advisory report outlines a possible follow-up programme for the development of a uniform measuring method for quantifying microplastics released from clothing into water, which can be used as effectively as possible throughout the MPV pollution chain from textile production to waste water treatment. This outline is based on a knowledge and stakeholder inventory carried out by TNO and the resulting advice on the best way to achieve a uniform measuring method, which is also described in this report.
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TNO Identifier
958702
Publisher
TNO
Collation
48 p.
Place of publication
Utrecht