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A critical synthesis of current peer-reviewed literature on the environmental and human health impacts of COVID-19 PPE litter: New findings and next steps

Since the emergence of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the threat of plastic waste pollution has grown exponentially, with a strong attention on the environmental and human health consequences of millions of personal protective equipment (PPE) (e.g., face masks, shields, gloves, and wipes) being use...

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Autores principales: Kutralam-Muniasamy, Gurusamy, Pérez-Guevara, Fermín, Shruti, V.C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8372437/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34449351
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126945