| Title |
Occurrence of COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) litters along the eastern coast of Palawan Island, Philippines |
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Authors |
Recca E.Sajorne, Genese Divine B. Cayabo, John Roderick V.Madarcos, Karen G.Madarcos, Dawin M.Omar Jr., Lucio B. Ardines, Serdon A. Sabtal, Jhonamie A. Mabuhay-Omar, Victoria Cheung, Lota A. Creencia, Hernando P. Bacosa |
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Publication date |
2022 |
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Journal |
Marine Pollution Bulletin |
| Volume |
182 |
| Issue |
113934 |
| Publisher |
Elsevier |
| Abstract |
The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused worldwide health constraints. This study was conducted to establish a baseline monitoring survey to describe the distribution of PPE litters during the COVID-19 pandemic in the province of Palawan, Philippines. A total of 386 COVID-19-related PPE items were present in 83 % of coastal sampling sites with over a cumulative area of 48,200 m2, with a density of 8 脙聝脗聴 10脙垄脗聢脗聮3 items m脙垄脗聢脗聮2. The facemask (98 %; n = 377) was the primary type of PPE, followed by face shield (2 %; n = 9). Meanwhile, the daily density of PPE litters in San Manuel, Puerto Princesa ranged from 0 to 9.9 脙聝脗聴 10脙垄脗聢脗聮2 items m脙垄脗聢脗聮2, with a mean density of 8 脙聝脗聴 10脙垄脗聢脗聮3 items m脙垄脗聢脗聮2. The accumulation rates of PPE items ranged from 3.27 脙聝脗聴 10脙垄脗聢脗聮1 items to 1.143 items d脙垄脗聢脗聮1, with an average rate of 7.29 脙聝脗聴 10脙垄脗聢脗聮1 items d脙垄脗聢脗聮1. |
| Index terms / Keywords |
Coronavirus, Pandemic, Facemask, Face shield, Accumulation Microplastic, |
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| URL |
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Mindanao State
University - Iligan Institute of Technology