ReviewJournal of hazardous materials2021
COVID-19 discarded disposable gloves as a source and a vector of pollutants in the environment.
Review in Journal of hazardous materials, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 82 citations in OpenAlex.
- Time to Hang Up the Gloves: A Scoping Review of Evidence on Non-Sterile Glove Use During Intravenous Antimicrobial Preparation and Administration.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Article
- Using gloves wisely: rethinking glove use for health, safety, and environmental sustainability.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2026Article
- Sustainability in Aesthetic and Surgical Clinics: Impacts and Practical Interventions.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Repurposing disposable medical syringes into valuable fluorescent carbon dots: application to the fluorometric determination of nintedanib.RSC advances · 2025Article
- Gloving the Surgeon:Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches · 2025Review
- Biodegradation of Nitrile Gloves as Sole Carbon Source ofPolymers · 2024Article
- Recycling facemasks into civil construction material to manage waste generated during COVID-19.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2024Article
- Microplastics in Malaysia's Aquatic Environment: Current Overview and Future Perspectives.Global challenges (Hoboken, NJ) · 2023Review
- On the possibility of using waste disposable gloves as recycled fibers in sustainable 3D concrete printing using different additives.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Abundance, spatial distribution, and chemical characterization of face masks on the beaches of SE Kanyakumari, India.Marine pollution bulletin · 2023Article
- Effects of Bamboo Leaf Fiber Content on Cushion Performance and Biodegradability of Natural Rubber Latex Foam Composites.Polymers · 2023Article
- Worldwide fight against COVID-19 using nanotechnology, polymer science, and 3D printing technology.Polymer bulletin (Berlin, Germany) · 2023Review
- Release of phthalate esters (PAEs) and microplastics (MPs) from face masks and gloves during the COVID-19 pandemic.Environmental research · 2022Article
- Recent development of biodegradable synthetic rubbers and bio-based rubbers using sustainable materials from biological sources.RSC advances · 2022Review
- Reusing COVID-19 disposable nitrile gloves to improve the mechanical properties of expansive clay subgrade: An innovative medical waste solution.Journal of cleaner production · 2022Article
- Face masks invading protected areas: Risks and recommendations.The Science of the total environment · 2022Article
- Adverse environmental effects of disposable face masks due to the excess usage.Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2022Article
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) pollution in the Caspian Sea, the largest enclosed inland water body in the world.The Science of the total environment · 2022Article
- Environmental risks of polymer materials from disposable face masks linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.The Science of the total environment · 2022Review
- Degradation of plastics associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.Marine pollution bulletin · 2022Review
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The appearance of the virus SARS-CoV-2 at the end of 2019 and its spreading all over the world has caused global panic and increase of personal protection equipment usage to protect people against infection. Increased usage of disposable protective gloves, their discarding to random spots and getting to landfills may result in significant environmental pollution. The knowledge concerning possible influence of gloves and potential of gloves debris on the environment (water, soil, etc.), wildlife and humans is crucial to predict future consequences of disposable gloves usage caused by the pandemic. This review focuses on the possibility of chemical release (heavy metals and organic pollutants) from gloves and gloves materials, their adsorptive properties in terms of contaminants accumulation and effects of gloves degradation under environmental conditions.
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