Microbial Degradation of Synthetic Plastics Released from COVID-19 Generated Single Use Disposable Face Masks

B. Priyadarshini; Mohan Kumar; Mohan Kumar; Alok Prasad Das

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-50840-0_1

0

Article ? AI-assigned paper type based on the abstract. Classification may not be perfect — flag errors using the feedback button. Tier 2 ? Original research — experimental, observational, or case-control study. Direct primary evidence. Remediation Sign in to save

Microbial Degradation of Synthetic Plastics Released from COVID-19 Generated Single Use Disposable Face Masks

Environmental science and engineering 2024 32 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.

B. Priyadarshini, Mohan Kumar, Mohan Kumar, Alok Prasad Das

Summary

Researchers investigated microbial degradation of synthetic plastics from COVID-19 single-use face masks, finding that pandemic-driven surges in disposable mask use added significant plastic burdens to agricultural soils, with implications for soil microbiota and ecosystem health.

Since the past few decades, plastics accumulation in the farm soil unravels an alarming sign of concern for the human health and soil microbiota. An increased surge of single-use plastics has been recorded due to the outbreak of Covid-19. The monthly consumption of...

Read via DOI

Share this paper

Post Share Share Pin Email