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ClearContaminación ambiental por plásticos durante la pandemia y sus efectos en la salud humana
This Spanish-language review traced the history of plastic materials from the 19th century to the COVID-19 pandemic era, examining how increased face mask and single-use plastic disposal during the pandemic amplified environmental plastic contamination. The authors assess health consequences of pandemic-related plastic pollution for both ecosystems and human populations.
The issue of plastic use during the Covid-19 pandemic
This Spanish-language review discusses how plastic use surged during COVID-19 quarantine periods and examines the environmental consequences of increased plastic waste. The article highlights that single-use plastics used for hygiene and delivery packaging contributed to elevated microplastic accumulation in ecosystems during the pandemic.
Mascarillas faciales: contaminación ambiental, efectos toxicológicos, posibles soluciones y políticas globales
This review examined the environmental contamination, toxicological effects, and global policy responses related to face mask pollution generated during the COVID-19 pandemic, documenting how the surge in mask use following the WHO declaration created a new source of plastic waste and microplastic pollution.
Impacto de la introducción del cubrebocas contra el COVID-19: una revisión narrativa.
This Spanish-language narrative review examines the characteristics of face masks used during COVID-19 and their global introduction. While focused on public health rather than environmental science, it is relevant because masks are a significant source of microplastic pollution introduced during the pandemic.
Understanding of environmental pollution and its anthropogenic impacts on biological resources during the COVID-19 period
Researchers reviewed how the COVID-19 pandemic intensified plastic pollution across terrestrial, marine, and atmospheric environments by driving surges in single-use plastics and inadequately managed medical waste, with plastic-related contamination projected to pose escalating transboundary risks through 2030 and beyond.
Ecobotellas, una estrategia ecológica para la disposición de residuos plásticos de un solo uso generados por la emergencia sanitaria del COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic caused a spike in single-use plastic waste, worsening water pollution from microplastics in oceans and seas. This paper proposes ecological disposal strategies such as eco-bottles to responsibly manage plastic waste and reduce its environmental impact.
Examinando la demanda de plásticos durante la pandemia: Un enfoque factorial
This Ecuadorian study examined how plastic consumption changed during the COVID-19 pandemic in households. Pandemic-related increases in single-use plastic demand — from protective equipment, takeout packaging, and online shopping — contributed to a spike in plastic waste with long-term environmental consequences.
Effects of COVID-19 on coastal and marine environments: Aggravated microplastic pollution, improved air quality, and future perspective
Researchers conducted a comprehensive review of how the COVID-19 pandemic affected coastal and marine environments between 2020 and 2023. The study found that pandemic-related waste, particularly personal protective equipment, significantly increased microplastic pollution in marine ecosystems, while lockdowns temporarily improved air quality. Evidence indicates that the environmental legacy of COVID-19 includes lasting microplastic contamination that will require long-term mitigation strategies.
Microplásticos: Presencia y diseminación en el medio ambiente
This Spanish-language review examines the current state of microplastic research, covering characterization methods, their presence in water, soil, and air, impacts on food webs and human health, and strategies needed to address this global environmental challenge.
Los microplásticos en el entorno acuático: Un vistazo a la cinética, mecanismo de degradación, impacto ambiental y en la salud humana
This Spanish-language review examines how microplastics enter aquatic ecosystems, how they degrade over time, and what their environmental and human health effects may be. The authors report that microplastics have now reached even pristine environments like the polar regions, and that their ingestion by diverse organisms raises serious questions about long-term ecosystem health. The review highlights the urgent need for better understanding of microplastic toxicity and fate in water bodies.
Impactos ambientales por residuos sólidos generados durante la pandemia de COVID-19 y alternativas de solución
This review synthesized research on the environmental impacts of solid waste generated during the COVID-19 pandemic—particularly disposable PPE—and evaluated proposed solutions including incineration, recycling, and biodegradable alternatives.
La educación ambiental: problemática de los plásticos de un solo uso en las instituciones educativas
This Spanish-language paper explores environmental education strategies for addressing single-use plastic problems in school settings, examining how formal education can build environmental awareness and culture around plastic waste. Educating younger generations about plastic pollution is a long-term strategy for reducing the behavior that creates microplastic contamination.
Novel Covid-19: The Surge in Plastics (Known-Unknowns), Its Impacts on Public and Environmental Health and The Way Forward
This paper examined how the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically increased single-use plastic consumption — PPE, packaging, and food delivery items — reversing previous progress on plastic reduction. The surge in pandemic plastics is expected to increase microplastic pollution in air, water, and food for years to come.
Impacto de la Contaminación Plástica en los Ecosistemas Marinos y su Panorama Actual
This literature review synthesizes evidence on how microplastics cause digestive blockages, cellular damage, and reproductive alterations across marine trophic levels, and evaluates the limitations of current single-use plastic reduction policies in addressing the broader plastic pollution crisis.
Microplastic pollution and associated health hazards: Impact of COVID-19 pandemic
This review explores how the COVID-19 pandemic led to a surge in single-use plastic waste from masks, gloves, and packaging, increasing microplastic pollution in the environment. Microplastics from this waste can enter land, air, and water, ultimately accumulating in the human body. The study highlights the need for better plastic waste detection, recycling, and management to reduce health risks from pandemic-driven microplastic contamination.
¿Lo que no se ve no hace daño? Micro y nanoplásticos otra herencia para el futuro
This Spanish-language overview reviews microplastic pollution, noting that over 430 million tons of plastic are produced annually, and summarizes evidence that microplastics threaten ecosystems and human health through ingestion and accumulation across trophic levels.
Microplásticos, ambiente y salud humana. Una revisión a nivel global
A Spanish-language systematic review analyzed over 11,795 articles from ScienceDirect on microplastics in aquatic environments, soils, and human health, summarizing contamination patterns and calling for further research on human health impacts.
Contaminación por vertidos de aguas residuales: Una revisión de las interacciones microorganismos–microplásticos y sus posibles riesgos ambientales en aguas costeras colombianas
This review analyzes how wastewater discharges into Colombian coastal waters introduce both microplastics and pathogenic microorganisms, examining the environmental risks of microorganism-microplastic interactions and their implications for biodiversity and human health.
Efectos de la Contaminación Plástica en los Ecosistemas Marinos: Un Análisis Actualizado
This review analyzed current evidence on plastic contamination effects on marine ecosystems, examining physical entanglement, ingestion, chemical toxicity, and microplastic impacts on marine biodiversity and food web structure.
Plastic and its consequences during the COVID-19 pandemic
Researchers examined the dual role of plastic during the COVID-19 pandemic — as life-saving material in medical and personal protective equipment and as an environmental pollutant when improperly discarded — highlighting how pandemic-driven plastic use worsened water body contamination and public health risks.
Análisis de la situación actual de residuos marinos en Costa Rica
This study analyzed the current state of marine debris in Costa Rica, documenting plastic waste distribution along Pacific and Caribbean coasts and identifying key sources of marine pollution threatening coastal ecosystems.
The COVID-19 pandemic as an impeller for the aggravation of marine plastic pollution and economic crisis: the reserve effect of health protection measures on human lives
This paper examines how the COVID-19 pandemic worsened marine plastic pollution by dramatically increasing the use of single-use masks, gloves, and other protective equipment. Billions of pieces of pandemic-related plastic waste entered the environment, much of which ended up in oceans. The authors argue that biodegradable alternatives and better waste management are needed to prevent pandemic-era plastics from becoming a lasting marine pollution problem.
El reciclaje de plásticos, un reto para lograr una economía circular
This Spanish-language review examines plastic recycling as a key component of circular economy, noting that low consumer awareness and infrastructure gaps must be overcome to meaningfully reduce plastic pollution.
Increased plastic pollution due to COVID-19 pandemic: Challenges and recommendations
This review examines how the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically increased plastic pollution through the massive use of disposable personal protective equipment like masks and gloves. Researchers warn that this surge in single-use plastics will accelerate the generation of microplastics and nanoplastics in both aquatic and terrestrial environments. The study emphasizes the need to balance public health measures with environmental safety and calls for a shift toward sustainable alternatives.