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SUBMITTER: Akhbarizadeh R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8055201 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Marine pollution bulletin 20210419
During the Covid-19 pandemic, personal protection equipment (PPE) was widely used to control the virus further spared. In this study, the presence of PPE wastes along the coastline of Bushehr port, the Persian Gulf from nine stations was investigated (4 times during 40 days), and their potential for microplastics (MPs) creation was preliminarily assessed. In total, more than 2380 PPE were collected in the study area. No significant differences were found between various beaches regarding their t ...[more]