Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Czesława Rosik-Dulewska

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• Research Article
  Impact of Different Washing Conditions on the Release of Ag Species from Textiles
  Author(s): Joanna Kyzioł-Komosińska, Agnieszka Bara, Czesława Rosik-Dulewska, Justyna Czupiol, SÅ‚awomir Boncel and Agnieszka DzieniszewskaJoanna Kyzioł-Komosińska, Agnieszka Bara, Czesława Rosik-Dulewska, Justyna Czupiol, SÅ‚awomir Boncel and Agnieszka Dzieniszewska
  
  The paper investigates the Ag release from textiles (socks available in shops, cotton and viscose filled with Ag nanoparticles–AgNPs) into a washing solution under different conditions. The released Ag amount depended on various factors, such as test media (chemical composition, temperature and water volume), metal contents, and textile impregnation conditions. Furthermore, it turned out that the textile type and colour were the main parameters affecting the Ag release. The Ag concentration in the washing solution ranged between 0.015 μg/l and 4.44 μg/l (socks) and between 0.61 μg/l and 103 μg/l (AgNPs–filled cotton). The total Ag percentage released into water during one washing varied considerably among textiles (from less than 1 to 34%). In the tap water presence, the released Ag load decreased from 6.82 to 1.35 μg/l due to the AgCl and/or Ag2CO3 precipit.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-784X.1000234

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