Binational survey of personal protective equipment (PPE) pollution driven by the COVID-19 pandemic in coastal environments: Abundance, distribution, and analytical characterization
Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre, Diana Carolina Dioses-Salinas, Carlos Ivan Pizarro-Ortega, Melisa D. Fernández Severini, Ana D. Forero López, Romina Mansilla, Félix Ayala, Luzby María Jimenez Castillo, Elizabeth Castillo-Paico, Daniel Alejandro Quiroga Torres, Lisseth Meliza Mendoza-Castilla, Carolina Meza-Chuquizuta, Jhonson K. Vizcarra, Melissa Mejía, Javier Jeirzinho Valdivia De La Gala, Eduardo Alonso Sayra Ninaja, Danny Lowis Siles Calisaya, Walter Eduardo Flores-Miranda, Johan Leandro Eras Rosillo, Dante Espinoza‐Morriberón, Karen N. Gonzales, Fernando G. Torres, Guido N. Rimondino, Mohamed Ben-Haddad, Sina Dobaradaran, Tadele Assefa Aragaw, Luis Santillán
Topics & Concepts
CrystallinityPersonal protective equipmentPolypropyleneFourier transform infrared spectroscopyMaterials sciencePollutionScanning electron microscopeEnvironmental chemistryChemical engineeringEnvironmental scienceCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Composite materialChemistryMedicineEngineeringEcologyDiseasePathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)BiologyHealthcare and Environmental Waste ManagementAir Quality and Health ImpactsRecycling and Waste Management Techniques