Ó Briain and colleagues identify wet wipes and sanitary towels as sources of white microplastic fibres in the marine environment. The measurements are polymer fibres. The paper does not report heavy-metal concentrations.
Key numbers
No heavy-metal concentration is reported.
Methods (brief)
Field and product-fibre identification. Water Research, 2020. Journal pre-proof text was the file read here.
Evidence fitness
The paper supports a materials statement about wet-wipe fibres. It does not support a metal occurrence claim for wipes. The baby-wipes route is context for the wipe matrix only.
Limitations
Pre-proof. Sanitary towels are in scope for the paper and are not forced onto a second product page. No metal data.
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