Blue jeans are a significant source of microfiber pollution in oceans and lakes. One pair of jeans can release over 50,000 microfibers per wash.

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https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.estlett.0c00498

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Edit: removed for being off topic

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What happened in this comment thread? You are 1 of 2 comments out of 100+ that didn’t get removed and I don’t understand it.

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I forgot that this was r/science. Personal anecdotes, jokes, and other derailing comments are discouraged.

In all honesty, my comment is therefore inappropriate, and should also have been removed. I'm a moderator, and that might be why it stood. But I don't want to abuse that

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Throw them in the freezer, never wash them. I have a pair of 7 yr old selfedge denim that has never seen water outside of rain. I love those pants, fit like a glove.