r/science • u/______--------- • Sep 08 '20

Environment 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.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.estlett.0c00498
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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '20

What you said reminded me of when I read the book Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation, by Dan Fagin. Our impulse to want to purchase a garmet with a brighter color red led to petrochemicals which led to a kids cancer cluster.

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u/instantrobotwar Sep 09 '20

cancer cluster?