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Personal protective equipment use during COVID-19 pandemic and associated waste management in households in Sri Lanka

2022-01-10

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>The use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is compulsory when accessing public places due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in many countries. Facemasks are the most common PPE used, however, some people use face shields and gloves. Frequent hand sanitizing is also recommended aiming to control the spread of the disease. All these activities generate a large amount of plastic waste d...

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9d3db7bc-eb5c-5de3-8998-0ac9f0e4667d
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10.21203/rs.3.rs-1122250/v1
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