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

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY

卷:91

Letter

Chand, Aneesh A.¹ 

[1] Univ South Pacific, Sch Phys & Engn, Suva, Fiji

关键词: COVID-19 pandemic;    PEE;    Pollution;    Marine ecosystem;    And SDGs;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.ijsu.2021.105995

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

COVID-19 pandemic is a designated worldwide public health emergency, the use of a variety of plastic-based personal protective equipment (PPE) has escalated as a means of reducing infection. Emerging reports imply that the rapid expansion of PPE during the COVID-19 outbreak has exacerbated microplastics contamination in the ocean. In response, this letter to the editor will disclose the impact of PPEs on clean water sanitation, life below water, and life on land in regards to SDGs 6, 14, and 15, respectively.

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