Sorption of chemical contaminants on degradable and non-degradable microplastics: Recent progress and research trends

FG Torres, DC Dioses-Salinas… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (< 5 mm) are ubiquitous contaminants of growing concern. These
have been found in multiple environmental compartments, including remote sites where …

Micro (nano) plastics prevalence, food web interactions, and toxicity assessment in aquatic organisms: a review

NU Benson, OD Agboola, OH Fred-Ahmadu… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Plastic pollution is a fast-rising environmental catastrophe. Microplastics and nanoplastics
(MNPs) are ubiquitous components of most aquatic environments, and their burgeoning …

COVID-19 pandemic repercussions on plastic and antiviral polymeric textile causing pollution on beaches and coasts of South America

M Ardusso, AD Forero-López, NS Buzzi… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The propagation of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has been alarming in the last
months. According to recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO), the use of …

Occurrence of personal protective equipment (PPE) associated with the COVID-19 pandemic along the coast of Lima, Peru

GE De-la-Torre, MRJ Rakib, CI Pizarro-Ortega… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use and disposal of face masks, gloves, face shields, and other types of personal
protective equipment (PPE) have increased dramatically due to the ongoing COVID-19 …

Personal protective equipment (PPE) pollution associated with the COVID-19 pandemic along the coastline of Agadir, Morocco

MB Haddad, GE De-la-Torre, MR Abelouah… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The increasing use of personal protective equipment (PPE) as a sanitary measure against
the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has become a significant source of many environmental …

Binational survey of personal protective equipment (PPE) pollution driven by the COVID-19 pandemic in coastal environments: abundance, distribution, and analytical …

GE De-la-Torre, DC Dioses-Salinas… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present contribution, two nationwide surveys of personal protective equipment (PPE)
pollution were conducted in Peru and Argentina aiming to provide valuable information …

Personal protective equipment (PPE) pollution driven by the COVID-19 pandemic in Cox's Bazar, the longest natural beach in the world

MRJ Rakib, GE De-la-Torre, CI Pizarro-Ortega… - Marine pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
The extensive use of personal protective equipment (PPE) driven by the COVID-19
pandemic has become an important contributor to marine plastic pollution. However, there …

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 …

The impact of tourism on marine litter pollution on Santa Marta beaches, Colombian Caribbean

O Garcés-Ordóñez, LFE Díaz, RP Cardoso… - Marine pollution …, 2020 - Elsevier
Tourism is an important socioeconomic activity in coastal communities, which deteriorates
marine-coastal ecosystem quality when poorly managed, increasing litter pollution on …

Microplastics in bivalves, water and sediments from a touristic sandy beach of Argentina

DM Truchet, ADF Lopez, MG Ardusso… - Marine Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study assesses for the first time the concentrations of microplastics (MPs) in sediments,
water and two human-consumed mussels with different ecological traits (Amarilladesma …