ReviewAdvanced sustainable systems2022
Environmental Impacts of Personal Protective Clothing Used to Combat COVID- 19.
Review in Advanced sustainable systems, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.
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Who cites it
25 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Adhesion chemistry of plant-based cellulosic fibers and polymeric matrices in composites: a review.RSC advances · 2026Review
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- Healthcare workers' attitudes and practices around environmental sustainability in infection prevention.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2025Article
- Reducing blood culture contamination: an environmental imperative.Access microbiology · 2025Article
- Reusable Personal Protective Equipment Viewed Through the Lens of Sustainability.International dental journal · 2024Review
- Advances in Smart Photovoltaic Textiles.ACS nano · 2024Review
- Research and application of polypropylene: a review.Discover nano · 2024Review
- Knitted Structures Made of Antibacterial Fibers Intended for Protective Gloves.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Research progress in preparation, properties, and applications of medical protective fiber materials.Applied materials today · 2023Review
- Current knowledge on the presence, biodegradation, and toxicity of discarded face masks in the environment.Journal of environmental chemical engineering · 2023Review
- Facemask: Protection or threat?Marine pollution bulletin · 2023Article
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) disposal during COVID-19: An emerging source of microplastic and microfiber pollution in the environment.The Science of the total environment · 2023Review
- Toxicity assessment of SARS-CoV-2-derived peptides in combination with a mix of pollutants on zebrafish adults: A perspective study of behavioral, biometric, mutagenic, and biochemical toxicity.The Science of the total environment · 2023Article
- Analysis of COVID-19 waste management in Vietnam and recommendations to adapt to the 'new normal' period.Journal of material cycles and waste management · 2023Article
- Toward Sustainable Wearable Electronic Textiles.ACS nano · 2022Review
- Investigation of the Thermal Comfort Properties of Masks Used during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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6 authors.
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Abstract
Personal protective clothing is critical to shield users from highly infectious diseases including COVID-19. Such clothing is predominantly single-use, made of plastic-based synthetic fibers such as polypropylene and polyester, low cost and able to provide protection against pathogens. However, the environmental impacts of synthetic fiber-based clothing are significant and well-documented. Despite growing environmental concerns with single-use plastic-based protective clothing, the recent COVID-19 pandemic has seen a significant increase in their use, which could result in a further surge of oceanic plastic pollution, adding to the mass of plastic waste that already threatens marine life. In this review, the nature of the raw materials involved in the production of such clothing, as well as manufacturing techniques and the personal protective equipment supply chain are briefly discussed. The environmental impacts at critical points in the protective clothing value chain are identified from production to consumption, focusing on water use, chemical pollution, CO
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