an interesting reason to swim in clothes
Posted by Zonie on January 10, 2025 at 05:51:55
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I was reading my alumni magazine on lunch break today and came across an interesting justification for swimming in clothes. This was 'ASU Thrive" Volume 28, Number 1, page 11:
SWIMWEAR CAN BE A SOURCE OF MICROPLASTICS
A new study from ASU's School of Molecular Sciences suggests that swimwear worn during recreational water activities is contributing to the rise of microplastic pollution.
The study published in the journal Water Emerging Contaminants & Nanoplastics discovered a significant spike in microplastic fiber concentrations in the Salt River following human activity such as swimming and tubing. On a single day in July 2023, microplastic levels in the Salt River increased eightfold, with most fibers traced back to plastics in swimwear.
Kanchana Chandrakanthan, '24 PhD, a then-ASU chemistry graduate student, led the field work.
"We wanted to see what would be the variation of microplastics during the day before tubing and after tubing in July, and also... afterwards in October when there's no tubing," Chandrakanthan says.
While the researchers are not encouraging people to give up swimming or tubing, they recommend that manufacturers make swimwear with natural or biodegradable materials or make it more durable.
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