中国湿巾代谢分析及环境影响评估

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Abstract In order to evaluate the current status of plastic consumption and pollution of wet wipes and compare the environmental impact performance of wet wipes of different materials, this study carried out the material flow analysis of China's wet wipes from production to final disposal. The primary data of materials of wet wipes was gained through field research and the flow direction of waste wet wipes was found out by conducting a national consumer questionnaire. The study evaluated and compared the life cycle environmental impacts of different types of wet wipes. The results showed that "70% polyester fiber + 30% viscose fiber" mixed wet wipe is the most common type of wet wipe in China. In 2019, the amount of plastic used in wet wipes in China reached 0.41million tons, and about 18.9% of them leaked directly into the natural environment after being discarded by consumers. In the incineration and landfill scenario, the comprehensive environmental impacts of "100% viscose fiber" wet wipes throughout the life cycle were 38% lower than "100% polyester fiber" wet wipes. The former had prominent water pollution while had obvious advantages of resource consumption and toxicity risk. In the direct leakage scenario, "100% viscose fiber" wet wipes can avoid various risks caused by polyester fibers disintegrating into microplastic fibers.

Key words： wet wipes polyester viscose fiber material flow analysis environmental impact

Received: 12 March 2021

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	ZHANG Yu-ting
	HU Yu-peng
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ZHANG Yu-ting,HU Yu-peng,VORADA KOSAJAN等. Material metabolism analysis and environmental impact assessment of wet wipes in China[J]. CHINA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCECE, 2021, 41(11): 5438-5445.

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