Modeling marine microplastic emissions in Life Cycle Assessment: characterization factors for biodegradable polymers and their application in a textile case study
Comparing the resulting specific surface degradation rates indicates that microplastic degradation rates could be overestimated when using macroplastic degradation data. Pertaining to the case study, the results show that the impact on ecosystem quality by microplastic emissions could account for up to 30% of the total endpoint category. Overall, this work aims to foster interdisciplinary collaboration to leverage the accuracy of LCA studies and thus provide guidance for novel material development.
Authors
- Valérie Mattelin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8202-5022)
- Elena Corella‐Puertas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5316-5640)
- Yvonne van der Meer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8230-8145)
- Anne‐Marie Boulay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1518-7931)
- Francesca Bertella
- Felicitas Pellengahr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5494-4202)
- Nadim Saadi
Institutions
- Ghent University (BE)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- Stadtwerke Straubing (Germany) (DE)
- Polytechnique Montréal (CA)
- Technical University of Munich (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Toxicology
- Published
- 2025-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/ftox.2025.1494220
- Citations
- 11
- Primary Topic
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.54
Funders
- Universiteit Maastricht