Personal protective equipment (PPE) and plastic pollution during COVID-19: strategies for a sustainable environment-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Personal protective equipment (PPE) and plastic pollution during COVID-19: strategies for a sustainable environment

Published:2022-05-16 Issue:3 Volume:37 Page:321-325
ISSN:0048-7554
Container-title:Reviews on Environmental Health
language:en
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Author:

Mazahir Fatima Ali¹²^ORCID,Al Qamari Ali Mazahir³

Affiliation:

1. Pediatric Department , Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital, Dubai Health Corporation , Dubai , United Arab Emirates

2. School of Public Health , Imperial College London , London , UK

3. Information Technology Services , Brain Debuggers , Dubai , United Arab Emirates

Abstract

Abstract Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, plastic medical waste poses significant threat to our land, aquatic and atmospheric ecosystems via generation of criteria pollutants (micro/nano plastics and greenhouse gas emissions). Global strategic planning is urgently needed for environmental sustainability coupled with integrated efforts by the governments, industries and academia. Rational utilization of single-use plastic-based PPE with efficient recycling and waste disposal methods should be adopted as interim strategies till more sustainable solutions are designed and implemented. Redesigning plastic production decoupled from fossil fuels, such as Bioplastics, is a way towards sustainable plastic alternatives.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Pollution,Health (social science)

Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/reveh-2022-0024/pdf

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