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Estimating marine plastic pollution from COVID-19 face masks in coastal regions

Face masks are playing an essential role in preventing the spread of COVID-19. Face masks such as N95, and surgical masks, contain a considerable portion of non-recyclable plastic material. Marine plastic pollution is likely to increase due to the rapid use and improper dispensing of face masks, but...

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Autores principales: Chowdhury, Hemal, Chowdhury, Tamal, Sait, Sadiq M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ltd. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8064874/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33930644
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112419