Personal protective equipment (PPE) pollution driven by the COVID-19 pandemic in Cox's Bazar, the longest natural beach in the world

Rakib, Refat Jahan; De-la-Torre, Gabriel Enrique; Pizarro-Ortega, Carlos Ivan; Dioses-Salinas, Diana Carolina; Al-Nahian, Sultan

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112497

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“…If this remains unsolved, it may be a long-term threat to human and aquatic organisms. [67][68][69] This can be potential longterm physical, physiological, and pathophysiological effects. 70 Nanostructures can improve PPE efficacy and safety by providing reusable, self-cleaning, high efficiency, and effective products with antimicrobial and antiviral properties.…”

Section: Protective Efficiency Safety and Durationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…9,191 Investigation is underway for smart surface coatings with inherent virucidal materials and selfdisinfecting abilities by the application of nanostructured techniques to surface disinfectants. 68,69 These techniques include addition of intrinsic antiviral NPs, polymerization https://doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S327334…”

Section: Nanotechnology-based Surface Disinfectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Not only the discarded PPEs, but also their derived decomposition products are threatening the aquatic organisms and human life that may persist for many years in the future. [67][68][69] Hasan et al revealed the potential long-term effects of these environmental impacts on aquatic ecosystems and human health as: physical effects (changes in microbiome, water quality deterioration, ecosystem alteration), physiological effects (reproduction hamper, oxidative stress, decreased survival, metabolic damages), long-term effects (immunosuppression, carcinogenicity, geno-toxicity, neurotoxicity). 70 This indicates that advanced technologies for the development of eco-design approaches for PPE production are needed.…”

Section: Nanotechnology For Improvement Of Personal Protection Equipment (Ppe)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Could Nanotechnology Help to End the Fight Against COVID-19? Review of Current Findings, Challenges and Future Perspectives

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Siraj²,

Birhanu³

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A serious viral infectious disease was introduced to the globe by the end of 2019 that was seen primarily from China, but spread worldwide in a few months to be a pandemic. Since then, accurate prevention, early detection, and effective treatment strategies are not yet outlined. There is no approved drug to counter its worldwide transmission. However, integration of nanostructured delivery systems with the current management strategies has promised a pronounced opportunity to tackle the pandemic. This review addressed the various promising nanotechnology-based approaches for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of the pandemic. The pharmaceutical, pharmacoeconomic, and regulatory aspects of these systems with currently achieved or predicted beneficial outcomes, challenges, and future perspectives are also highlighted.

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Could Nanotechnology Help to End the Fight Against COVID-19? Review of Current Findings, Challenges and Future Perspectives

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“…In Cape Town and Durban, two South African cities, urban street litter, including face masks and gloves was observed curing pandemic more than regular time (Ryan et al 2020). Coastal areas of the Persian Gulf and the shoreline of the longest natural beach in the world in Bangladesh are other examples of the irresponsible abandonment of PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic (Akhbarizadeh et al 2021;Rakib et al 2021). The authors also observed a large mass of tangled face masks and latex gloves along the Lake Michigan frontage in Chicago, IL, and Niagara Fall State Park, Niagara Falls, NY.…”

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COVID-19, a double-edged sword for the environment: a review on the impacts of COVID-19 on the environment

Atoufi

Lampert

2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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This review paper discusses the most relevant impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) originated in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease has infected 70 million people and caused the death of 1.58 million people since the US Food and Drug Administration issued an Emergency Use Authorization to develop a vaccine to prevent COVID-19 on December 11, 2020. COVID-19 is a global crisis that has impacted everything directly connected with human beings, including the environment. This review discusses the impacts of COVID-19 on the environment during the pandemic and post-COVID-19 era. During the first months of the COVID pandemic, global coal, oil, gas, and electricity demands declined by 8%, 5%, 2%, and 20%, respectively, relative to 2019. Stay-at-home orders in countries increased the concentrations of particles in indoor environments while decreasing the concentrations of PM 2.5 and NO X in outdoor environments. Remotely working in response to the COVID-19 pandemic increased the carbon, water, and land footprints of Internet usage. Microplastics are released into our environment from the mishandling and mismanagement of personal protective equipment that endanger our water, soils, and sediments. Since the COVID-19 vaccine cannot be stored for a long time and spoils rapidly, more awareness of the massive waste of unused doses is needed. So COVID-19 is a doubleedged sword for the environment.

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“…According to Okuku et al [ 4 ], on a standing stock surveys the COVID-19 PPE pollution contributed up to 16.5% of the total litter. Similarly, a large numbers of PPE (a total of 29,254 PPE items) were found, out of which 97.9% were face masks [ 5 ].…”

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Use of personal protective equipment (PPE) during COVID-19 pandemic: A letter to the editor on “Envisioning the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the lens of clean water sanitation, life below water, and life on land in Fiji”

Chand

2021

International Journal of Surgery

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Personal protective equipment (PPE) pollution driven by the COVID-19 pandemic in Cox's Bazar, the longest natural beach in the world

Cited by 115 publications

References 62 publications

Could Nanotechnology Help to End the Fight Against COVID-19? Review of Current Findings, Challenges and Future Perspectives

Could Nanotechnology Help to End the Fight Against COVID-19? Review of Current Findings, Challenges and Future Perspectives

COVID-19, a double-edged sword for the environment: a review on the impacts of COVID-19 on the environment

Use of personal protective equipment (PPE) during COVID-19 pandemic: A letter to the editor on “Envisioning the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the lens of clean water sanitation, life below water, and life on land in Fiji”

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