ArticleJournal of environmental management2022
Microfiber releasing into urban rivers from face masks during COVID-19.
Article in Journal of environmental management, 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, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- Formation and Transformation of Micro(nano)plastics: Mechanisms and Environmental Health Implications.Environment & health (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Review
- Medical facemask waste alters detritus decomposition and fungal communities in a freshwater pond.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- COVID-19 pandemic-related drugs and microplastics from mask fibers jointly affect soil functions and processes.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2024Article
- Conversion of PET Bottle Waste into a Terephthalic Acid-Based Metal-Organic Framework for Removing Plastic Nanoparticles from Water.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Identifying the determinants of face mask disposal behavior and policy implications: An application of the extended theory of planned behavior.Resources, conservation & recycling advances · 2023Article
- Global face mask pollution: threats to the environment and wildlife, and potential solutions.The Science of the total environment · 2023Review
- Microplastics and other emerging contaminants in the environment after COVID-19 pandemic: The need of global reconnaissance studies.Current opinion in environmental science & health · 2023Review
- Facemask: Protection or threat?Marine pollution bulletin · 2023Article
- Abundance and characterization of personal protective equipment (PPE) polluting Kish Island, Persian Gulf.The Science of the total environment · 2023Article
- A review of disposable facemasks during the COVID-19 pandemic: A focus on microplastics release.Chemosphere · 2023Review
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Face masks play a crucial protective role in preventing the spread of coronavirus disease during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the improper disposal of used face masks also causes an emerging environmental problem, such as microplastic contamination. Here, the aim was to evaluate the improper disposal of used face masks and, subsequently, the potential contribution to microplastic contamination in urban rivers. First, we investigated the occurrence of discarded face masks in Qing River through continuously one-month collection on-site, and the disposable masks with a density of (8.28 ± 4.21) × 10
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