1、BEHIND THE BREAKEXPLORING FIBRE FRAGMENTATION2025CONTENTSCredits 3 Acknowledgements 3 About Us 4 Abbreviations 5 Key Words 6 Executive Summary 9 Introduction 18 Chapter 1:Definition 19 Chapter 2:Sources and Pathways 24 Chapter 3:Root Causes 30 Chapter 4:Test Methods 35 Chapter 5:Solution Portfolio 4

2、3 Chapter 6:Biodegradability and Toxicity 50 Chapter 7:Regulation 58 Closing Remarks 63 Appendix 64References 662ContentsBEHIND THE BREAKCREDITSLEAD AUTHORS Fashion for GoodLuciana Frosi-Carvalho,Analyst Innovation PlatformMaria Arroyo i Bacete,Manager Innovation Platform The Microfibre ConsortiumKe

3、lly Sheridan,Chief Executive Officer Elliot Bland,Researcher Charline Ducas,Advisor SECONDARY AUTHORThe 5 Gyres InstituteLisa Erdle(Toxicity),Director of Science&InnovationACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThe authors would like to thank the following experts who reviewed this report:Alana James(Northumbria Universit

4、y),Alice Hazlehurst(University of Leeds),Analoli Del Cueto Menendez(Ohana Public Affairs),Anna Posacka(Ocean Diagnostics),Diana Wyman(REI),Dimitri Deheyn(Scripps Oceanography),R.Rathinamoorthy(VIT Fashion Institute of Technology),Helen Warburton(James Heal),ZDHC,Miranda Prendergast-Miller(Northumbri

5、a University),Andrea Ferris(Intrinsic Advanced Materials),Susanne Brander(Oregon State University),Thomas Stanton(Loughborough University),Under Armour,Joel Chung&Eric Corneau(ECCC).We also extend our gratitude to the individuals and organisations who contributed their time and expertise to this rep

6、ort via surveys,interviews and workshop sessions:Bethanie Carney Almroth(University of Gothenburg),Andy Booth(SINTEF),Romell Nandi&Nizanna Bathersfield(EPA Trash Free Waters Program),Xeros,Judith Weis(Rutgers University)Aliya Rubenstein&Patrick Jurney(The Nature Conservancy),Jennifer Provencher(ECCC