A review on enhanced microplastics derived from biomedical waste during the COVID-19 pandemic with its toxicity, health risks, and biomarkers.
Environ Res
; 216(Pt 1): 114434, 2023 01 01.
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en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2061124
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic led to the explosion of biomedical waste, a global challenge to public health and the environment. Biomedical waste comprising plastic can convert into microplastics (MPs, < 5 mm) by sunlight, wave, oxidative and thermal processes, and biodegradation. MPs with additives and contaminants such as metals are also hazardous to many aquatic and terrestrial organisms, including humans. Bioaccumulation of MPs in organisms often transfers across the trophic level in the global food web. Thus, this article aims to provide a literature review on the source, quantity, and fate of biomedical waste, along with the recent surge of MPs and their adverse impact on aquatic and terrestrial organisms. MPs intake (ingestion, inhalation, and dermal contact) in humans causing various chronic diseases involving multiple organs in digestive, respiratory, and reproductive systems are surveyed, which have been reviewed barely. There is an urgent need to control and manage biomedical waste to shrink MPs pollution for reducing environmental and human health risks.
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Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Contaminantes Químicos del Agua
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
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Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Environ Res
Año:
2023
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Artículo
País de afiliación:
J.envres.2022.114434
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