ArticleMarine pollution bulletin2021
Personal protective equipment (PPE) pollution driven by the COVID-19 pandemic in Cox's Bazar, the longest natural beach in the world.
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- Release of phthalate esters (PAEs) and microplastics (MPs) from face masks and gloves during the COVID-19 pandemic.Environmental research · 2022Article
- Tracking the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic-related debris on wildlife using digital platforms.The Science of the total environment · 2022Article
- Face masks invading protected areas: Risks and recommendations.The Science of the total environment · 2022Article
- Hydrothermal deconstruction of single-use personal protective equipment: process design and economic performance.Process safety and environmental protection : transactions of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, Part B · 2022Article
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Abstract
The extensive use of personal protective equipment (PPE) driven by the COVID-19 pandemic has become an important contributor to marine plastic pollution. However, there are very few studies quantifying and characterizing this type of pollution in coastal areas. In the present study, we monitored the occurrence of PPE (face masks, bouffant caps, and gloves) discarded in 13 sites along Cox's Bazar beach, the longest naturally occurring beach in the world. The vast majority of the items were face masks (97.9%), and the mean PPE density across sites was 6.29 × 10
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