Wet wipes contribution to microfiber contamination under COVID-19 era: An important but overlooked problem

Wet wipes for disinfection, sanitizing, and medical purposes, like personal protective equipment, have witnessed an upsurge in production and use as a result of COVID-19 outbreak. They are a potential source of microfibers and have recently been found in COVID-19 plastic litter survey campaigns cond...

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Main Authors: V.C. Shruti, Fermín Pérez-Guevara, Gurusamy Kutralam-Muniasamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Environmental Challenges
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667010021002468