Risks of Covid-19 face masks to wildlife: present and future research needs

ALP Silva, JC Prata, C Mouneyrac, D Barcelò… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of disposable face masks became essential to fight against the COVID-19
pandemic, resulting in an unprecedented rise in their production and, unfortunately, to a new …

An urgent call to think globally and act locally on landfill disposable plastics under and after covid-19 pandemic: Pollution prevention and technological (Bio) …

ALP Silva, JC Prata, AC Duarte, D Barcelò… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Landfilling and illegal waste disposal have risen to deal with the COVID-19 potentially
infectious waste, particularly in developing countries, which aggravates plastic pollution and …

[HTML][HTML] A framework for the assessment of marine litter impacts in life cycle impact assessment

JS Woods, F Verones, O Jolliet, I Vázquez-Rowe… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Marine litter, mostly plastics, is a growing environmental problem. Environmental
decision makers are beginning to take actions and implement regulations that aim to reduce …

Personal protective equipment-derived pollution during Covid-19 era: A critical review of ecotoxicology impacts, intervention strategies, and future challenges

M Hasan, ARMT Islam, MMMF Jion… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
During the COVID-19 pandemic, people used personal protective equipment (PPE) to
lessen the spread of the virus. The release of microplastics (MPs) from discarded PPE is a …

[PDF][PDF] Understanding how microplastics affect marine biota on the cellular level is important for assessing ecosystem function: a review

N Prinz, Š Korez - YOUMARES 9-The Oceans: Our Research, Our …, 2020 - library.oapen.org
Plastic has become indispensable for human life. When plastic debris is discarded into
waterways, these items can interact with organisms. Of particular concern are microscopic …

Impact of waste of COVID-19 protective equipment on the environment, animals and human health: a review

S Yang, Y Cheng, T Liu, S Huang, L Yin, Y Pu… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract During the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, protective
equipment, such as masks, gloves and shields, has become mandatory to prevent person-to …

[HTML][HTML] Plastic ingestion by Arctic fauna: a review

F Collard, A Ask - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
The distribution of marine plastic litter is unequal around the world, some areas being more
polluted. Given that the Arctic is not a highly populated area, very low levels of plastics are …

Recommended best practices for plastic and litter ingestion studies in marine birds: Collection, processing, and reporting

JF Provencher, SB Borrelle, AL Bond, JL Lavers… - Facets, 2019 - facetsjournal.com
Marine plastic pollution is an environmental contaminant of significant concern. There is a
lack of consistency in sample collection and processing that continues to impede meta …

A critical review of harm associated with plastic ingestion on vertebrates

PS Puskic, JL Lavers, AL Bond - Science of The Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Studies documenting plastic ingestion in animals have increased in recent years. Many do
not describe the less conspicuous, sub-lethal impacts of plastic ingestion, such as reduced …

Development of novel classification algorithms for detection of floating plastic debris in coastal waterbodies using multispectral Sentinel-2 remote sensing imagery

B Basu, S Sannigrahi, A Sarkar Basu, F Pilla - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plastic pollution poses a significant environmental threat to the existence and health of
biodiversity and the marine ecosystem. The intrusion of plastic to the food chain is a massive …