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Recycling facemasks into civil construction material to manage waste generated during COVID-19.
Najafighodousi, Atiyeh; Nemati, Fariba; Rayegani, Arash; Saberian, Mohammad; Zamani, Leila; Li, Jie.
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  • Najafighodousi A; Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
  • Nemati F; Department of Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
  • Rayegani A; Centre for Infrastructure Engineering, Western Sydney University, Kingswood, NSW, 2747, Australia.
  • Saberian M; Vice Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. mohammad.saberian@rmit.edu.au.
  • Zamani L; Center for Environmental Economics and Technology, Department of Environment of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
  • Li J; School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int ; 31(8): 12577-12590, 2024 Feb.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38168852
ABSTRACT
Growing plastic pollution in the context of COVID-19 has caused significant challenges, exacerbating this already out-of-control issue. The pandemic has considerably boosted the demand for personal protective equipment (PPE), such as facemasks and gloves, all over the globe, and mismanaging this growing plastic pollution has harmed the environment and wildlife significantly. To mitigate negative environmental impacts, it is necessary to develop and implement effective waste management strategies. This present study estimated the daily facemask generation throughout the pandemic in Iran based on the distribution of urban and rural populations and, likewise, the daily generation of hand gloves in the COVID-19 era and the amount of medical waste generated by COVID-19 patients were calculated. In the next step, the quantities of discarded facemasks dumped into the Caspian Sea, the Persian Gulf, and the Gulf of Oman from the coastal cities were determined. Finally, the innovative alternatives for repurposing discarded facemasks in civil construction materials such as concrete, pavement, and partition wall panel were discussed.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Administración de Residuos / COVID-19 Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int Asunto de la revista: SAUDE AMBIENTAL / TOXICOLOGIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Irán Pais de publicación: Alemania
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Administración de Residuos / COVID-19 Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int Asunto de la revista: SAUDE AMBIENTAL / TOXICOLOGIA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Irán Pais de publicación: Alemania