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COVID-19 discarded disposable gloves as a source and a vector of pollutants in the environment
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27 April 2021
A-PE-MPs, microplastics exposed to air,
AAS, atomic absorption spectroscopy,
AHTN, tonalide,
AMWPE, average molecular weight medium density polyethylene,
AMX, amoxicillin,
BBP, benzyl butyl phthalates,
BET, Brunner-Emmet-Teller method,
DIFE, difenoconazole,
BPA, bisphenol A,
DBP, dibutyl phthalates,
CAR, carbendazim,
CBZ, carbamazepine,
CIP, ciprofloxacin,
DEHP, di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate,
DEP, diethyl phthalate,
DFC, diclofenac,
DIF, diflubenzuron,
DIP, dipterex,
DPG, disposable protective glove,
EE2, 17α-ethinyl estradiol,
GC, gas chromatography,
GC-MS, gas chromatography equipped with mass spectrometer,
HDPE, high-density polyethylene,
HHCB, galaxolide,
HPLC, high-performance liquid chromatography,
IBU, ibuprofen,
ICP-MS, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry,
ICP-OES, inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry,
LDPE, low-density polyethylene,
MAL, malathion,
MK, musk ketone,
MO, musk odors,
MPs, microplastics,
MX, musk xylene,
NBR, nitrile butadiene rubber,
NPX, naproxen,
NRL, natural rubber latex,
NSAIDs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs,
PA, polyamide,
PAHs, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons,
PCBs, polychlorinated biphenyls,
PE, polyethylene,
PMMA, polymethyl methacrylate,
PP, polypropylene,
PPE, personal protective equipment,
PRP, propranolol,
PS, polystyrene,
PVA, polyvinyl alcohol,
PVC, polyvinyl chloride,
S-PE-MPs, microplastics exposed to soil,
SBR, styrene butadiene rubber,
SDBS, sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate,
SDZ, sulfadiazine,
SER, sertraline,
SMX, sulfamethoxazole,
TC, tetracycline,
TCEP, tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate,
TCS, triclosan,
TMP, trimethoprim,
TnBP, tri-n-butyl phosphate,
TPP, triphenylphosphine,
UHMWPE, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene,
UV-EMPs, UV aged etched-microplastics,
UV-MPs, UV aged microplastics,
VOCs, volatile organic compounds,
W-PE-MPs, microplastics exposed to water,
XRF, X-ray fluorescence spectrometer,
pollution,
disposable gloves,
COVID-19,
pandemic,
plastics,
risk
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Abstract
The appearance of the virus SARS-CoV-2 at the end of 2019 and its spreading all over the world has caused global panic and increase of personal protection equipment usage to protect people against infection. Increased usage of disposable protective gloves, their discarding to random spots and getting to landfills may result in significant environmental pollution. The knowledge concerning possible influence of gloves and potential of gloves debris on the environment (water, soil, etc.), wildlife and humans is crucial to predict future consequences of disposable gloves usage caused by the pandemic. This review focuses on the possibility of chemical release (heavy metals and organic pollutants) from gloves and gloves materials, their adsorptive properties in terms of contaminants accumulation and effects of gloves degradation under environmental conditions.
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