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University of Leeds: How Much Microfibre Do We Emit With Our Washing?
February 07, 2023
LEEDS, England, Feb. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Leeds issued the following news:

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The UK's laundry releases microfibres weighing the equivalent of up to 1,500 double-decker buses every year, according to new research.

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The discovery was made by academics in Leeds' School of Design, who co-created a test to measure how different materials and washing conditions affect the amount of microfibres released into water.
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