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Review of the valorization options for the proper disposal of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected not only human health and economies but also the environment due to the large volume of waste in the form of discarded personal protective equipment. The remarkable increase in the global usage of face masks, which mainly contain polypropylene, and improper waste m...

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Autores principales:	Asim, Nilofar, Badiei, Marzieh, Sopian, Kamaruzzaman
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Elsevier B.V. 2021
Materias:	Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8278925/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34307792 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2021.101797

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