Impacts of plastic pollution on ecosystem services, sustainable development goals, and need to focus on circular economy and policy interventions

R Kumar, A Verma, A Shome, R Sinha, S Sinha… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plastic pollution is ubiquitous in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Plastic waste exposed to
the environment creates problems and is of significant concern for all life forms. Plastic …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 pandemic and healthcare solid waste management strategy–A mini-review

AK Das, MN Islam, MM Billah, A Sarker - Science of the total environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Healthcare waste comprises the waste generated by healthcare facilities, medical
laboratories and biomedical research facilities. Improper treatment of this waste poses …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental challenges induced by extensive use of face masks during COVID-19: A review and potential solutions

K Selvaranjan, S Navaratnam, P Rajeev… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The ongoing COVID-19 disease significantly affects not only human health, it also affects the
wealth of country'economy and everyday routine of human life. To control the spread of the …

Plastics in the time of COVID-19 pandemic: protector or polluter?

N Parashar, S Hait - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has reemphasized the indispensable role of plastics in our daily
life. Plastics in terms of personal protective equipment (PPEs) and other single-use medical …

The COVID-19 pandemic face mask waste: a blooming threat to the marine environment

S Dharmaraj, V Ashokkumar, S Hariharan… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, the COVID-19 disease spread has emerged as a worldwide pandemic and cause
severe threats to humanity. The World Health Organisation (WHO) releases guidelines to …

Estimating marine plastic pollution from COVID-19 face masks in coastal regions

H Chowdhury, T Chowdhury, SM Sait - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
Face masks are playing an essential role in preventing the spread of COVID-19. Face masks
such as N95, and surgical masks, contain a considerable portion of non-recyclable plastic …

Recent advances in sterilization and disinfection technology: A review

B Bharti, H Li, Z Ren, R Zhu, Z Zhu - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Sterilization and disinfection of pollutants and microorganisms have been extensively
studied in order to address the problem of environmental contamination, which is a crucial …

COVID-19 pandemic repercussions on plastic and antiviral polymeric textile causing pollution on beaches and coasts of South America

M Ardusso, AD Forero-López, NS Buzzi… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The propagation of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has been alarming in the last
months. According to recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO), the use of …

Occurrence of personal protective equipment (PPE) associated with the COVID-19 pandemic along the coast of Lima, Peru

GE De-la-Torre, MRJ Rakib, CI Pizarro-Ortega… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use and disposal of face masks, gloves, face shields, and other types of personal
protective equipment (PPE) have increased dramatically due to the ongoing COVID-19 …

Repurposing of COVID-19 single-use face masks for pavements base/subbase

M Saberian, J Li, S Kilmartin-Lynch… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has not only created a global health crisis,
but it is also now threatening the environment. A multidisciplinary collaborative approach is …