Personal protective equipment-derived pollution during Covid-19 era: A critical review of ecotoxicology impacts, intervention strategies, and future challenges

M Hasan, ARMT Islam, MMMF Jion… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
During the COVID-19 pandemic, people used personal protective equipment (PPE) to
lessen the spread of the virus. The release of microplastics (MPs) from discarded PPE is a …

Microplastics released from face masks used during the COVID-19 pandemic: A review of the characterization techniques

GE De-la-Torre, ADF López, DC Dioses-Salinas… - TrAC Trends in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The excessive use and incorrect disposal of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the
COVID-19 pandemic have aggravated the problem of plastic and microplastic (MPs) …

Release of phthalate esters (PAEs) and microplastics (MPs) from face masks and gloves during the COVID-19 pandemic

GE De-la-Torre, DC Dioses-Salinas… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Marine pollution with personal protective equipment (PPE) has recently gained major
attention. Multiple studies reported the release of microplastics (MPs) and chemical …

Plastic and paint debris in marine protected areas of Peru

GE De-la-Torre, DC Dioses-Salinas… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Contamination with anthropogenic debris, such as plastic and paint particles, has been
widely investigated in the global marine environment. However, there is a lack of information …

Personal protective equipment (PPE) pollution driven by COVID-19 pandemic in Marina Beach, the longest urban beach in Asia: abundance, distribution, and …

G Kannan, B Mghili, GE De-la-Torre… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
COVID-19 pandemic has enforced the use of personal protective equipment (PPE, masks
and gloves). However, the mismanagement of litter are exacerbating the increasing plastic …

Personal protective equipment (PPE) pollution associated with the COVID-19 pandemic on beaches in the eastern region of the Gulf of California, Mexico

JÁ Ortega-Borchardt, ID Barba-Acuña… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in plastic pollution, including improper
disposal of personal protective equipment (PPE). This study focuses on examining the …

Citizen scientists study beach litter along 12,000 km of the East Pacific coast: A baseline for the International Plastic Treaty

D De Veer, J Baeza-Álvarez, S Bolaños, SC Araya… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Anthropogenic Marine Litter (AML) accumulating on beaches causes damage to
coastal ecosystems and high costs to local communities. Volunteers sampled AML on 130 …

Abundance and characterization of personal protective equipment (PPE) polluting Kish Island, Persian Gulf

S Mohamadi, R Madadi, MRJ Rakib… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution is one of the major environmental threats the world is facing nowadays,
which was exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, multiple reports of …

Drinking hot beverages from paper cups: Lifetime intake of microplastics

A Joseph, N Parveen, VP Ranjan, S Goel - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have been found in many packaged food products such as salt, tea
bags, milk, and fish. In a previous study by this group, MPs were found to leach into hot …

First record of plastiglomerate and pyroplastic pollution in the world's longest natural beach

MRJ Rakib, GE De-la-Torre, YN Jolly… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The identification and description of novel plastic forms, such as pyroplastics and
plastiglomerates, in coastal areas raised several concerns in the field of plastic pollution …