An emerging source of plastic pollution: Environmental presence of plastic personal protective equipment (PPE) debris related to COVID-19 in a metropolitan city
Justine Ammendolia, Jacquelyn Saturno, Amy Brooks, Shoshanah Jacobs, Jenna Jambeck
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Personal protective equipmentMetropolitan areaDebrisDispose patternFace shieldFace masksCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)RecreationEnvironmental healthEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental protectionMedicineWaste managementGeographyEngineeringInfectious disease (medical specialty)Health careEcologyDiseaseEconomic growthEconomicsMeteorologyBiologyPathologyHealthcare and Environmental Waste ManagementMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionRecycling and Waste Management Techniques