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Determination of Liquid Detergent Pods as a Potential Microplastic Source

JCCT.
2023;
Volume 17, Number 2
: pp. 365 - 372
https://doi.org/10.23939/chcht17.02.365
Authors:
  1. Karolina Gwizdała
  2. Paweł Szarlej
  3. Przemysław Gnatowski
  4. Edyta Piłat
  5. Maciej Sienkiewicz
  6. Justyna Kucinska-Lipka
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Department of Polymer Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdansk University of Technology
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Department of Polymer Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdansk University of Technology
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Department of Polymer Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdansk University of Technology
4
Department of Polymer Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdansk University of Technology
5
Gdansk University of Technology
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Department of Polymer Technology, Gdansk University of Technology

Washing pods became a popular way to add detergent to washing machines. Despite the claims about the degradability of the pod film, the sludge in pipes can be observed after the usage of such pods. This study fo-cused on a quantitative and qualitative analysis of washing pod films as a source of microplastic.

microplastic
polyvinyl alcohol
liquid detergent pods
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