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Face masks related to COVID-19 in the beaches of the Moroccan Mediterranean: An emerging source of plastic pollution
During the COVID-19 pandemic, face masks became a common type of litter invading many different environments, including tourist beaches. However, the presence of face masks on beaches threatens the marine environment with a new form of plastic pollution. In this study, we monitored the occurrence an...
Autores principales: | Mghili, Bilal, Analla, Mohamed, Aksissou, Mustapha |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier Ltd.
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8616742/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34894579 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.113181 |
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