Environmental and Human Health Impact of Disposable Face Masks During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Wood-Feeding Termites as a Model for Plastic Biodegradation
Rania Al-Tohamy, Sameh S. Ali, Meng Zhang, Tamer Elsamahy, Esraa A. Abdelkarim, Haixin Jiao, Sarina Sun, Jianzhong Sun
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PandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PetrochemicalHuman healthEnvironmental scienceRaw materialBiodegradationPersonal protective equipmentChemistryEnvironmental engineeringMedicineEnvironmental healthOrganic chemistryPathologyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Microplastics and Plastic PollutionPublic Spaces through Art