Personal protective equipment (PPE) disposal during COVID-19: An emerging source of microplastic and microfiber pollution in the environment

MT Khan, IA Shah, MF Hossain, N Akther… - Science of the total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Waste generated by healthcare facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic has become a new
source of pollution, particularly with the widespread use of single-use personal protective …

Water quality and water pollution in time of COVID-19: positive and negative repercussions

VM Manoiu, K Kubiak-Wójcicka, AI Craciun, Ç Akman… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the new COVID-19 disease a
pandemic. Most countries responded with a lockdown to reduce its effects, which brought …

Knowledge, attitude, and acceptance of healthcare workers and the public regarding the COVID-19 vaccine: a cross-sectional study

M Elhadi, A Alsoufi, A Alhadi, A Hmeida, E Alshareea… - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Background This study determined the knowledge, attitudes, and practice regarding COVID-
19 and assessed the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine among healthcare workers and …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on surface water quality in Ireland using advanced Irish water quality index (IEWQI) model

MG Uddin, MTM Diganta, AM Sajib, A Rahman… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted various aspects of life, including
environmental conditions. Surface water quality (WQ) is one area affected by lockdowns …

Waste management beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: Bibliometric and text mining analyses

M Ranjbari, ZS Esfandabadi, S Gautam, A Ferraris… - Gondwana …, 2023 - Elsevier
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased the demand for
personal protective equipment, in particular face masks, thus leading to a huge amount of …

Communicating water, sanitation, and hygiene under sustainable development goals 3, 4, and 6 as the panacea for epidemics and pandemics referencing the …

G Matta, P Kumar, DP Uniyal, DU Joshi - Acs Es&t Water, 2022 - ACS Publications
WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) has become the most crucial amenity in the past
decade for every individual on the planet. In the UN agenda for 2030, which created 17 …

Transfer learning for mobile real-time face mask detection and localization

F Mercaldo, A Santone - Journal of the American Medical …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objective Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our daily habits have suddenly changed.
Gatherings are forbidden and, even when it is possible to leave the home for health or work …

Using the concept of circular economy to reduce the environmental impact of COVID-19 face mask waste

EJ Hou, YY Hsieh, TW Hsu, CS Huang, YC Lee… - Sustainable Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
COVID-19 pandemic has posed severe threats to the society globally. World Health
Organization (WHO) guidelines suggest that people wear face masks as a precautionary …

Water, sanitation, hygiene practices, health and nutritional status among children before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: longitudinal evidence from remote areas …

A Shrestha, BM Kunwar, R Meierhofer - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic drew hygiene to the center of disease prevention. The
provision of adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services is crucial to protect …

[HTML][HTML] A fuzzy TOPSIS-based approach for comprehensive evaluation of bio-medical waste management: advancing sustainability and decision-making

K al-Sulbi, PK Chaurasia, A Attaallah, A Agrawal… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bio-medical waste management is critical for ensuring public health and environmental
sustainability. However, due to the inherent ambiguities and complexities involved with …