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COVID-19 Waste as Source of Microplastics in the Environment: Implication for Aquatic Species, Human, and Remediation Measures- A Review

Stanley C. Iheanacho, Miracle Ogbu, Joshua Ekpenyong, Elizabeth Tabi, A. Iheanacho, Md. Simul Bhuyan, Johnny Ogunji

2023Pollution

DOI: 10.22059/poll.2022.347858.1601

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The persistent occurrence of COVID-19 wastes aggravated microplastics (MPs) con-tamination in the aquatic ecosystem following the breakdown of PPEs-based plastics via oxidation, fragmentation, and photo-degradation actions.

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IHEANACHO, Stanley C., et al. COVID-19 waste as source of microplastics in the environment: Implication for aquatic species, human, and remediation measures- a review. Pollution, 2023, 9.