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ReviewJournal of environmental and public health2022

COVID-19: An Accelerator for Global Plastic Consumption and Its Implications.

Moharana Choudhury, Subhrajeet Sahoo, Palas Samanta, Arushi Tiwari, Alavya Tiwari, Utkarsh Chadha, Preetam Bhardwaj, Abhishek Nalluri, Tolera Kuma Eticha, Arghya Chakravorty

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Review in Journal of environmental and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Moharana ChoudhuryEnvironmental Research and Management Division, Voice of Environment (VoE), Guwahati, 781034 Assam, India.ORCID 0000-0001-7953-8687
Subhrajeet SahooCentre for Life Sciences, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore 721102, India.ORCID 0000-0002-5663-1982
Palas SamantaDepartment of Environmental Science, Sukanta Mahavidyalaya, University of North Bengal, Dhupguri, West Bengal, India.ORCID 0000-0001-9369-7502
Arushi TiwariDepartment of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, Tamil Nadu, India.ORCID 0000-0001-5421-6729
Alavya TiwariSchool of Chemical Engineering (SCHEME), Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.ORCID 0000-0003-2918-5734
Utkarsh ChadhaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632014, India.ORCID 0000-0002-5044-3761
Preetam BhardwajCentre of Nanotechnology Research, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, India.ORCID 0000-0002-4210-9050
Abhishek NalluriDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2419-8563
Tolera Kuma EtichaDepartment of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-0718-2578
Arghya ChakravortyCentre of Nanotechnology Research, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, India.ORCID 0000-0002-7522-8304

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plastic has been ingrained in our society. Repercussions on the usage of nonbiodegradable plastics and their problems have been recently realized. Despite its detrimental environmental impact, the COVID-19 epidemic has compelled worldwide citizens to increase their plastic use due to affordability and availability. The volume of hospital solid waste, particularly plastics, is overgrowing due to an unexpected increase in medical waste, culminating in the global waste management catastrophe. Henceforth, adopting good waste management practices along with appropriate technologies and viewing the current issue from a fresh perspective would be an opportunity in this current scenario. Accordingly, this review study will focus on the plastic waste scenario before and during the COVID-19 epidemic. This review also disseminates alternative disposal options and recommends practical solutions to lessen human reliance on traditional plastics. Further, the responsibilities of various legislative and regulatory authorities at the local, regional, and worldwide levels are addressed.

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COVID-19Medical WasteWaste ManagementHumansPlasticsSolid WasteMedical WastePlasticsSolid Waste

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PMID36246469
PMCPMC9568321

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