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Microplastic pollution and associated health hazards: Impact of COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase in plastic used for medical purposes such as personal protective equipment and packaging materials. A very low share of plastics is recycled while the majority is sent to landfills. This plastic may degrade over time to form microplastics which may pollute la...

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Autores principales: Tiwari, Bikash Ranjan, Lecka, Joanna, Pulicharla, Rama, Brar, Satinder Kaur
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10183351/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37304153
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coesh.2023.100480