COVID-19 pandemic repercussions on plastic and antiviral polymeric textile causing pollution on beaches and coasts of South America.
COVID-19 pandemic repercussions on plastic and antiviral polymeric textile causing pollution on beaches and coasts of South America.
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10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144365
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2021-04-01
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通讯作者：
Fernández-Severini MD
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作者：
Ardusso M;Forero-López AD;Buzzi NS;Spetter CV;Fernández-Severini MD
过去几个月，COVID-19 大流行在全球范围内的蔓延令人震惊。根据世界卫生组织（WHO）的建议，使用口罩对于减缓新冠病毒（COVID-19）在人类中的传播速度至关重要。这种流行病导致口罩和其他由聚合物材料制成的元件（手套、面罩、防护服、安全鞋）的使用和生产大幅增加，其中包括抗病毒纺织品，其中大部分最终将成为微塑料池。以南美洲为例，此类个人防护装备 (PPE) 的使用和管理不善造成了环境问题。除此之外，一次性塑料使用量的增加，以及疫情导致的宵禁导致塑料回收减少，进一步加剧了海岸和海滩的塑料污染。最近，研究人员开发了由银和铜纳米颗粒组成的抗病毒聚合物纺织技术，用于个人防护装备，以减少 COVID-19 的传染和传播。抗病毒聚合物纺织废料还可能对水生环境产生长期负面影响，因为它们是一类重要的新兴污染物。因此，这项工作提供了关于 COVID-19 大流行如何加剧海滩和沿海环境的塑料污染，从而在未来几年增加对海洋物种的损害的反思和观点。此外，本文还讨论了大流行对废物管理系统的潜在影响，以及改进沿海综合管理战略的未来研究方向。
The propagation of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has been alarming in the last months. According to recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO), the use of face masks is essential for slowing down the transmission rate of COVID-19 in human beings. This pandemic has generated a substantial increase in the use, as well as in the production, of face masks and other elements (gloves, face protectors, protective suits, safety shoes) manufactured with polymeric materials, including antiviral textiles most of which will end as microplastic pools. Focusing on South America, the use and mismanagement of this type of personal protective equipment (PPE) represents an environmental problem. Added to this issue are the increase in the use of single-use plastic, and the reduction of plastic recycling due to the curfew generated by the pandemic, further aggravating plastic pollution on coasts and beaches. Recently, researchers have developed antiviral polymeric textile technology composed of Ag and Cu nanoparticles for PPE to reduce the contagion and spread of COVID-19. Antiviral polymeric textile wastes could also have long-term negative repercussions on aquatic environments, as they are an important emerging class of contaminants. For this reason, this work provides reflections and perspectives on how the COVID-19 pandemic can aggravate plastic pollution on beaches and coastal environments, consequently increasing the damage to marine species in the coming years. In addition, the potential impact of the pandemic on waste management systems is discussed here, as well as future research directions to improve integrated coastal management strategies.
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