Microfiber releasing into urban rivers from face masks during COVID-19

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Natural Sciences, Microbiology, Biosecurity +9

Surgical face masks as a potential source for microplastic pollution in the COVID-19 scenario

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Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Surgery +15

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Management, Environmental Management, Environmental Sciences +17

Plastic waste release caused by COVID-19 and its fate in the global ocean

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Natural Sciences, Marine Sciences, Oceanography +17

High temperature depended on the ageing mechanism of microplastics under different environmental conditions and its effect on the distribution of organic pollutants

Ling Ding, Ruofan Mao, Sirui Ma et al. · Water Research · 2020 · 463 citations

Natural Sciences, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Sciences +15