Personal protective equipment (PPE) pollution in the Caspian Sea, the largest enclosed inland water body in the world
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In this paper , the authors assessed PPE pollution in the Iranian coast of the Caspian Sea, the largest enclosed inland water body in the world by following standard monitoring procedures, and the results concerning the density (1.02 × 10-4 PPE/m2) composition (face masks represented 95.3% of all PPE) were comparable to previous studies in marine waters.About:
This article is published in Science of The Total Environment.The article was published on 2022-02-01 and is currently open access. It has received 27 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Medicine & Personal protective equipment.read more
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Degradation of plastics associated with the COVID-19 pandemic
Carlos Ivan Pizarro-Ortega,Diana Carolina Dioses-Salinas,Melisa Daiana Fernandez Severini,A.D. Forero López,Guido Noé Rimondino,Nsikak U. Benson,Sina Dobaradaran,Gabriel E. De-la-Torre +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the degradation of personal protection equipment (PPE) in the marine environment and its consequences are poorly understood; however, in situ degradation experiments, including the colonization of PPE, are largely lacking.
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Physical and chemical degradation of littered personal protective equipment (PPE) under simulated environmental conditions.
Gabriel E. De-la-Torre,Diana Carolina Dioses-Salinas,Sina Dobaradaran,Jörg Spitz,Mozhgan Keshtkar,Razegheh Akhbarizadeh,Delaram Abedi,Abbas Tavakolian +7 more
TL;DR: In this article , the physicochemical degradation of personal protection equipment (PPE) under controlled environmental conditions is investigated, and the results suggested that the polymer backbone of PPE suffers typical changes induced by sun exposure.
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Release of phthalate esters (PAEs) and microplastics (MPs) from face masks and gloves during the COVID-19 pandemic
Gabriel E. De-la-Torre,Diana Carolina Dioses-Salinas,Sina Dobaradaran,Jörg Spitz,Iraj Nabipour,Mozhgan Keshtkar,Razegheh Akhbarizadeh,Mahbubeh Tangestani,Delaram Abedi,Fatemeh Javanfekr +9 more
TL;DR: In this article , the authors investigated the release of microplastics (MPs) and chemical contaminants from face masks, the most commonly used personal protection equipment (PPE) type in aquatic media, as well as the hazard posed by other types of PPE.
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COVID-19-related personal protective equipment (PPE) contamination in the highly urbanized southeast Brazilian coast
TL;DR: In this paper , a study aimed to report personal protective equipment (PPE) contamination in Santos beaches (Brazil) using standardized procedures for the first time while comparing two periods to understand the progression of PPE contamination.
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Personal protective equipment (PPE) pollution driven by the COVID-19 pandemic in coastal environment, Southeast Coast of India
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors surveyed the presence of personal protection equipment (PPE) in 6 beaches along the coast of India and found that face masks were the most abundant type of PPE, followed by gloves (1.61%).
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Surgical face masks as a potential source for microplastic pollution in the COVID-19 scenario.
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