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ArticleMarine pollution bulletin2022

COVID-19-related litter pollution on Greek beaches and nearshore shallow water environments.

Konstantina Kouvara, George Papatheodorou, Angeliki Kosmopoulou, Ioannis Giovos, Anastasia Charitou, Anastasios Filippides, Helen Kaberi, Loukia Kalaitzi, Filippos Kyrkitsos, Phoebe Koundouri and 4 more

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Article in Marine pollution bulletin, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Konstantina KouvaraLaboratory of Marine Geology and Physical Oceanography, Department of Geology, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.
George PapatheodorouLaboratory of Marine Geology and Physical Oceanography, Department of Geology, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece. Electronic address: gpapathe@upatras.gr.
Angeliki KosmopoulouA.C. Laskaridis Charitable Foundation, 10671 Athens, Greece.
Ioannis GiovosiSea, Environmental Organization for the Preservation of the Aquatic Ecosystems, 54645 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Anastasia CharitouiSea, Environmental Organization for the Preservation of the Aquatic Ecosystems, 54645 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Anastasios FilippidesOZON, Non-Governmental Organization, 20100 Corinth, Greece.
Helen KaberiInstitute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), 19013 Anavyssos, Greece.
Loukia KalaitziThalassa Foundation, 1204 Geneva.
Filippos KyrkitsosEcological Recycling Society, Νon-profit Οrganization, 10432 Athens, Greece.
Phoebe KoundouriDepartment of International and European Economic Studies, Athens University of Economics and Business, 10434, Athens, Greece.
Constantinos TriantafyllouHellenic Marine Environment Protection Association (HELMEPA), 17564 Athens, Greece.
Miltos GletsosHellenic Society for the Protection of Nature (HSPN), 10557 Athens, Greece.
Elias FakirisLaboratory of Marine Geology and Physical Oceanography, Department of Geology, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.
Maria GeragaLaboratory of Marine Geology and Physical Oceanography, Department of Geology, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in certain types of litter, many of which are expected to end up in the marine environment. The present study aimed to monitor the pandemic-related litter pollution along the Greek coastal environment. Overall, 59 beach and 83 underwater clean-ups were conducted. Litter was categorized as: PPE (face masks and gloves), COVID-19-related, single-use plastic (SUP) and takeaway items. PPE, dominated by face masks (86.21 %), accounted for 0.29 % of all litter. The average PPE density was 3.1 × 10

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Bathing BeachesCOVID-19Environmental MonitoringGreeceHumansPandemicsPlasticsWaste ProductsWaterPlasticsWaste ProductsWaterBeachBenthic litterCOVID-19GreecePersonal protective equipment (PPE)Plastic pollution

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PMID36274560
PMCPMC9561433

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