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Are used face masks handled as infectious waste? Novel pollution driven by the COVID-19 pandemic
The extensive use of face masks has raised concerns about environmental pollution through improper disposal of used face masks after the emergence of COVID-19. The increasing use of PPEs to preventing the spread of COVID-19 has resulted in several environmental hazards, creating a new environmental...
Autores principales: | Amuah, Ebenezer Ebo Yahans, Agyemang, Edna Pambour, Dankwa, Paul, Fei-Baffoe, Bernard, Kazapoe, Raymond Webrah, Douti, Nang Biyogue |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8628605/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34939066 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rcradv.2021.200062 |
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