Coronavirus face masks: an environmental disaster that might last generations

Keiron Roberts; Cressida Bowyer; Simon Kolstoe; Steve Fletcher

Coronavirus face masks: an environmental disaster that might last generations

Keiron Roberts, Cressida Bowyer, Simon Kolstoe, Steve Fletcher

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Face coverings are now a legal requirement in many public spaces around the world. But even before they became compulsory, masks were causing litter problems on land and at sea.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 14 Aug 2020

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Increased personal protective equipment litter as a result of COVID-19 measures
Roberts, K., Phang, S., Williams, J., Hutchinson, D., Kolstoe, S., de Bie, J., Williams, I. D. & Stringfellow, A. M., 1 Mar 2022, In: Nature Sustainability. 5, p. 272–279 8 p.
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COVID litter: we mapped discarded masks and gloves in 11 countries with the help of citizen science
Roberts, K., Williams, I. D. & Kolstoe, S., 9 Dec 2021, The Conversation.
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Policy options to reduce additional pollution by maritime plastic litter by 2050
Fletcher, S. (PI), Roberts, K. (CoI), Salam, S. (Team Member) & Winton, S. (Team Member)
3/02/20 → 31/07/20
Project: Research

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Coronavirus face masks: an environmental disaster that might last generations

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Increased personal protective equipment litter as a result of COVID-19 measures

COVID litter: we mapped discarded masks and gloves in 11 countries with the help of citizen science

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Policy options to reduce additional pollution by maritime plastic litter by 2050

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