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Personal protective equipment (PPE) pollution driven by the COVID-19 pandemic in coastal environment, Southeast Coast of India
The rise in the use of single-use plastics and personal protective equipment (PPE) has increased plastic waste in the marine environment. In this study, we surveyed the presence of PPE (face masks and gloves) discharged in 6 beaches along the coast of India. A total of 496 PPE were counted with an a...
Autores principales: | Gunasekaran, Kannan, Mghili, Bilal, Saravanakumar, Ayyappan |
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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/PMC9114149/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35609465 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113769 |
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