Blue jean microfibers are leaving a footprint in the Arctic, new research finds
The fibers are durable enough to be transported to the Arctic from sources to the south.
September 22, 2020
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Microfibers from blue jeans are widely found throughout the Canadian Arctic islands, says new research published on Sept. 2 in the American Chemical Society’s Environmental Science & Technology Letters.
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