COVID-19 PPE Waste and Its Effects on Marine Environments

Two new studies published in 2021, are addressing the increase COVID-19 induced PPE litter and how birds and marine animals have begun to incorporate it into their environments. The studies highlight the need to stay away from single-use plastics.

On March 22, a study was published by authors Auke-Florian Hiemstra, Liselotte Rambonnet, and Barbara Gravendeel, that revealed the effects that Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) waste from the COVID-19 pandemic has had on animal life. The study found the first cases of birds using PPE to nest in, and the first case of a fish being entrapped . . .

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