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COVID-19 PPE plastic material flows and waste management: Quantification and implications for South Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of countries to resource constraints while highlighting the indispensability of plastic. Personal protective equipment (PPE), comprising plastic materials, is experiencing an unusual increase in demand globally due to unprecedented consumption for...
Autores principales: | Olatayo, Kunle Ibukun, Mativenga, Paul T., Marnewick, Annlizé L. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier B.V.
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9757894/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34380276 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148190 |
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