Practical recommendations for temporary storage of medical wastes during the COVID-19 pandemic

Lakhouit, Abderrahim

doi:10.1177/1420326x20950432

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“…37 The principle of 'small and even' can be referred to in relation to the preparation of dispersed public spaces for function conversion, 38 and for providing sufficient, simple medical and disaster prevention facilities. There is also a need to consider the needs of medical facilities for space and site, such as well-ventilated and compatible garbage disposal sites, 39,40 along with the allocation of certain public spaces for the community's education and learning during special periods. Community residents' good knowledge literacy in response to disasters and pandemics is also an important way to improve the 'resilience' of communities.…”

Section: Urban Policy: Flexibility and Pertinencementioning

confidence: 99%

How community medical facilities can promote resilient community constructions under the background of pandemics

Fang

Deng

et al. 2022

Indoor and Built Environment

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Nowadays, urban and community resilience have become the core issues of urban theoretical research and construction practices. While there are many studies on climate change, natural hazards and environmental pollution, relatively less attention has been paid to public and human health. However, the current COVID-19 pandemic, which is a major global public health crisis, is posing severe challenges to the resilience of cities and communities in the context of high-mobility, high-density and high-intensity, as well as expands the connotation of community resilience to public health. To compensate for the lack of current research, this study examined the characteristics of community medical facilities in response to pandemics at urban, community and individual multi-spatial scales based on a thorough review of current research and relevant practice. It also emphasized the significant role played by community medical facilities in improving resilient community constructions in the face of large-scale public health emergencies. These characteristics were fully utilized to explore ways to build and govern the ‘resilience' of communities in the future, help people to survive better as well as develop in complex and changeable external environments.

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Section: Urban Policy: Flexibility and Pertinencementioning

confidence: 99%

How community medical facilities can promote resilient community constructions under the background of pandemics

Fang

Deng

et al. 2022

Indoor and Built Environment

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“…Measures and restrictions were introduced globally to halt the further spread of the virus, including lockdowns, social distancing, and public mandates. In particular, wearing masks and additional personal protective equipment (PPE) such as face shields and gloves became widespread in the public realm (Huang et al, 2020;Lakhouit, 2020). In many places, masks and face shields became mandatory by government order and had to be worn in public spaces such as schools, health care facilities, public transit, and shops.…”

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The Impact of Face Mask Inks and Dyes on the Environment and Human Health

Lakhouit¹,

Alrashed²

2022

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To reduce the impact of the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus, popularly known as the Coronavirus, many public health-related rules have been established around the world. Along with social distancing and lockdowns, most countries have mandatory wearing of face masks in public areas to limit the spread of the virus during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, because people are free to choose any method to make their masks, some are being fabricated from materials that can be toxic to the environment and human health. This paper discusses how inks and dyes used in face masks are causing major environmental degradation and health issues in industry workers and the general mask-wearing public. The goal fixed for the present study is to raise the alarm with authorities and decision-makers regarding the toxic nature of some colors (dyes and inks) and fabrics in the masks being worn every day.

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“…Globally, lockdowns, social distancing, and governmental regulations were implemented as measures and limits to stop the virus's spread. Wearing masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) like face shields and gloves in particular became commonplace in public 190 . Most likely, these PPE will be disposed of improperly with other organic trash in typical municipal solid waste or, worse yet, will be dumped into the environment.…”

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“…Multiple varieties of printed and semi-printed masks have increased in popularity as a result of the need for masks due to COVID-19 prevention measures. Fashion and branding logos have also grown in popularity 190 . As commented before, most commercially produced textiles use synthetic pigments and dyes, and it is believed the same products are used for dyeing DPFMs.…”

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Identification of Micro- and Submicron (Nano) Plastics in Water Sources and the Impact of COVID-19 on Plastic Pollution

Delgado Gallardo

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One of the most significant environmental issues that our society may deal with this century could be plastics. The world's water bodies, as well as land and air, are becoming more and more contaminated by plastic due to the ongoing and expanding manufacturing of these synthetic materials, as well as the lack of an effective strategy for managing plastic waste.The fact that plastics break down into smaller particles (micro and nanoplastics) by action of environmental physical and chemical reactions, and do not degrade biologically in a reasonable time, is a cause of concern as plastics are believed to cause harm in animals, plants and humans.To identify the types of plastics prevalent in aquatic habitats, a number of procedures have been developed, from sampling to identification. After a water body has been sampled using nets, pumps, or other tools, depending on the type of sample taken, it is usually necessary to treat the samples for separation and purification. The next stage is to employ analytical techniques to identify the synthetic contaminants. The most common approaches are microscopy, spectroscopy, and thermal analysis. This thesis gives an overview of where in the environment microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) can be found and summarizes the most important technologies applied to analyse the importance of plastics as a contaminant in water bodies. The development of standardised analytical procedures is still necessary as most of them are not suitable for the identification of particles below 50 μm due to resolution limitations. The preparation and analysis of samples are usually timeconsuming factors that shall be considered. Particularly for MP and NP analysis in aqueous samples, thermal analysis methods based on sample degradation are generally not considered to be the most effective approach. Nevertheless, Pyrolysis -Gas Chromatography Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (Py-GCToFMS) is used in this thesis to propose a novel approach as due to its unique detection abilities, and with a novel filtration methodology for collection, it enables the identification of tiny particle sizes (>0.1 μm) in water samples. PTFE membranes were selected to filter the liquid samples using a glass filtration system. This way, the synthetic particles will be deposited on the membranes and will allow the study and analysis of the precipitated material. PTFE is a readily available, reasonably priced, and adaptable product that makes sample preparation quick and simple.The three plastics under study-polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), and polyvinyl chloride (PVC)-can be identified from complex samples at trace levels thanks to the employment of these widely used membranes and the identification of various and specific

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Practical recommendations for temporary storage of medical wastes during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 3 publications

References 12 publications

How community medical facilities can promote resilient community constructions under the background of pandemics

How community medical facilities can promote resilient community constructions under the background of pandemics

The Impact of Face Mask Inks and Dyes on the Environment and Human Health

Identification of Micro- and Submicron (Nano) Plastics in Water Sources and the Impact of COVID-19 on Plastic Pollution

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