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Double Trouble: COVID-19 and Microplastics
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Researchers examined how the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically increased demand for single-use plastics — from PPE to packaging — compounding an already critical microplastic pollution crisis and accelerating the flow of plastic waste into the environment.
The COVID-19 pandemic had a lasting effect on the world and destroyed life everywhere. The worldwide outbreak has increased the demand for single-use plastics, putting an already tremendous strain on the world’s plastic waste problem. The COVID-19 outbreak...
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