Will COVID-19 Containment and Treatment Measures Drive Shifts in Marine Litter Pollution?
João Canning‐Clode, Pedro Sepúlveda, Sílvia Almeida, João Gama Monteiro
Abstract
Keywords: COVID-19, personal protection equipment (PPE), marine pollution, single-use plastic, plastic pollution, Coronavirus, marine litter
Topics & Concepts
Containment (computer programming)Marine debrisCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)LitterEnvironmental science2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)PollutionOceanographyVolume (thermodynamics)Political scienceOutbreakWaste managementEngineeringEcologyMedicineBiologyComputer scienceGeologyVirologyPhysicsProgramming languageDebrisDiseasePathologyQuantum mechanicsInfectious disease (medical specialty)Microplastics and Plastic PollutionRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesCOVID-19 impact on air quality