ReviewJournal of cleaner production2022
Prospect of microplastic pollution control under the "New normal" concept beyond COVID-19 pandemic.
Review in Journal of cleaner production, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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10 citing papers in PubMed.
- Exploring the toxicology, socio-ecological impacts and biodegradation of microplastics in Africa: Potentials for resource conservation.Toxicology reports · 2025Review
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- Radicalizing Hope.Journal of bioethical inquiry · 2023Article
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- A cross-jurisdictional comparison on residential waste collection rates during earlier waves of COVID-19.Sustainable cities and society · 2023Article
- Personal protective equipment-derived pollution during Covid-19 era: A critical review of ecotoxicology impacts, intervention strategies, and future challenges.The Science of the total environment · 2023Review
- A hybrid machine learning-mathematical programming optimization approach for municipal solid waste management during the pandemic.Environment, development and sustainability · 2023Article
- Environmental and Human Health Impact of Disposable Face Masks During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Wood-Feeding Termites as a Model for Plastic Biodegradation.Applied biochemistry and biotechnology · 2023Review
- Call for biotechnological approach to degrade plastic in the era of COVID-19 pandemic.Saudi journal of biological sciences · 2023Review
- 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
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2 authors.
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Abstract
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has led to increasing demand for single-use plastic which aggravates the already existing plastic waste problem. Not only does the demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) increase, but also people shift their preference to online shopping and food delivery to comply with administrative policies for COVID-19 pandemic control. The used PPEs, packaging materials, and food containers may not be handled or recycled properly after their disposal. As a result, the mismanaged plastic waste is discharged into the environment and it may pose even greater risks after breaking into smaller fragments, which was regarded as the source of secondary microplastics (MPs, < 5 mm) or nanoplastics (NPs, < 1 μm). The main objective of this manuscript is to provide a review of the studies related to microplastic release due to pandemic-associated plastic waste. This study summarizes the limited work published on the ecotoxicological/toxicological effect of MPs/NPs released from PPE on aquatic organisms, soil organisms, as well as humans. Given the current status of research on MPs from COVID-related plastic waste, the immediate research directions needed on this topic were discussed.
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