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Jul 19, 2021 · Likewise, the massive use of face masks by the world’s population was recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to slow down the transmission rate of COVID-19 in human beings. According to the WHO ( 2020 ), PPEs include gloves, medical/surgical face masks, goggles, face shields, gowns, respirators (N95 or FFP2 or FFP3 standard or ...
Abstract. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased demand for single-use plastics that intensifies pressure on an already out-of-control global plastic waste problem. While it is suspected to be large, the magnitude and fate of this pandemic-associated mismanaged plastic waste are unknown.
Feb 1, 2022 · 1 February 2022 Climate and Environment. Tens of thousands of tonnes of extra medical waste from the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has put tremendous strain on healthcare waste management...
Nov 11, 2021 · We show that 8.4 ± 1.4 million tons of pandemic-associated plastic waste have been generated from 193 countries as of August 23, 2021, with 25.9 ± 3.8 thousand tons released into the global ocean representing 1.5 ± 0.2% of the global total riverine plastic discharge.
- 10.1073/pnas.2111530118
- 2021/11/11
Feb 2, 2021 · Abstract. Plastics have become a severe transboundary threat to natural ecosystems and human health, with studies predicting a twofold increase in the number of plastic debris (including micro and nano-sized plastics) by 2030.
- Ana L. Patrício Silva, Joana C. Prata, Tony R. Walker, Armando C. Duarte, Wei Ouyang, Damià Barcelò,...
- 10.1016/j.cej.2020.126683
- 2021
- Chem Eng J. 2021 Feb 1; 405: 126683.
Mar 13, 2023 · Pandemic plastics (e.g., masks, gloves, aprons, and sanitizer bottles) are global consequences of COVID-19 pandemic-infected waste, which has increased significantly throughout the world....
Sep 11, 2020 · Hospitals in Wuhan, the center of the COVID-19 outbreak, produced more than 240 tons of single-use plastic-based medical waste (such as disposable face masks, gloves, and gowns) per day at the peak of the pandemic, 6 times more than the daily average before the pandemic occurred ( 5 ).
