Face mask waste generation and management during the COVID-19 pandemic: An overview and the Peruvian case

FG Torres, GE De-la-Torre - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has driven massive consumption of personal protective
equipment (PPE) worldwide. Single-use face masks are one of the most used PPE to …

Links between chronic exposure to outdoor air pollution and cardiovascular diseases: a review

E Konduracka, P Rostoff - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2022 - Springer
Acute exposure to air pollution is associated with an increasing risk of death and
cardiovascular disorders. Nonetheless, the impact of chronic exposure to air pollution on the …

Repurposing of COVID-19 single-use face masks for pavements base/subbase

M Saberian, J Li, S Kilmartin-Lynch… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has not only created a global health crisis,
but it is also now threatening the environment. A multidisciplinary collaborative approach is …

Preliminary evaluation of the feasibility of using polypropylene fibres from COVID-19 single-use face masks to improve the mechanical properties of concrete

S Kilmartin-Lynch, M Saberian, J Li, R Roychand… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
With the ongoing global pandemic due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), the use of personal
protective equipment (PPE), specifically single-use surgical masks, have been on a sharp …

[HTML][HTML] Medical waste from COVID-19 pandemic—a systematic review of management and environmental impacts in Australia

L Andeobu, S Wibowo, S Grandhi - International journal of environmental …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created a global medical emergency. The
unforeseen occurrence of a pandemic of this magnitude has resulted in overwhelming levels …

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment, waste management, and energy sectors: a deeper look into the long-term impacts

BA Mohamed, IMR Fattah, B Yousaf… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic not only has caused a global health crisis but also has significant
environmental consequences. Although many studies are confirming the short-term …

COVID lessons from the global south–face masks invading tourist beaches and recommendations for the outdoor seasons

M Thiel, D de Veer, NL Espinoza-Fuenzalida… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) has
been extensively used, and discarded PPE has been observed in many different …

Key ingredients and recycling strategy of personal protective equipment (PPE): Towards sustainable solution for the COVID-19 like pandemics

SS Siwal, G Chaudhary, AK Saini, H Kaur… - Journal of environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the complications of plastic trash management and
disposal. The current situation of living in fear of transmission of the COVID-19 virus has …

Genomic variations in the structural proteins of SARS-CoV-2 and their deleterious impact on pathogenesis: a comparative genomics approach

T Mohammad, A Choudhury, I Habib… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
A continual rise in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection
causing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has become a global threat. The main problem …

Reusing COVID-19 disposable nitrile gloves to improve the mechanical properties of expansive clay subgrade: An innovative medical waste solution

J Zhu, M Saberian, STAM Perera, R Roychand… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic not only poses an unprecedented threat to global health but also
severely disrupts the natural environment and ecosystems. Mitigating the adverse impacts of …