ArticleThe Science of the total environment2022
The plastic pandemic: COVID-19 has accelerated plastic pollution, but there is a cure.
Article in The Science of the total environment, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Effects of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals on Fetal Weight: Exposure Monitoring Among Mothers with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Their Fetuses.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Maternal exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics induces sex-specific cardiotoxicity in offspring mice.Heliyon · 2024Article
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- Driving selective upcycling of mixed polyethylene waste with table salt.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Low-Temperature Methanolysis of Polycarbonate over Solid Base Sodium Aluminate.Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids · 2024Article
- Plastic Waste: Challenges and Opportunities to Mitigate Pollution and Effective Management.International journal of environmental research · 2023Review
- Plasma degradation of contaminated PPE: an energy-efficient method to treat contaminated plastic waste.Npj Materials degradation · 2023Article
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Abstract
Plastic pollution is now present in all areas of our planet, including its last wilderness, Antarctica, and the plastic crisis has further escalated because of COVID-19. The pandemic has caused a significant increase in the global consumption of single-use protective items such as masks and gloves. These and other plastic items add to the suite of plastic pollution issues, from entanglement of wildlife to microplastic bioaccumulation. Given plastics are a major threat facing humans and wildlife, swift action to reduce plastic pollution is urgently needed. Solutions to plastic pollution are within reach. With collective, impactful action we will ensure a better future for our planet and ourselves. Here, we propose several measures for decision-makers to implement to achieve a solution and tackle plastic pollution as a united, global community.
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