COVID lessons from the global south – Face masks invading tourist beaches and recommendations for the outdoor seasons

How does the beach ecosystem change without tourists during COVID-19 lockdown?

(2021) E.H. Soto et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Social media exposure, risk perception, preventive behaviors and attitudes during the COVID-19 epidemic in La Paz, Bolivia: A cross sectional study

(2021) Diana Reyna Zeballos Rivas et al.   PLoS One

An evidence review of face masks against COVID-19

(2021) Jeremy Howard et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Transmission dynamics and control of COVID-19 in Chile, March-October, 2020

(2021) Amna Tariq et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Does High Public Trust Amplify Compliance with Stringent COVID-19 Government Health Guidelines? A Multi-country Analysis Using Data from 102,627 Individuals

(2021) Anton Pak et al.   Risk Management and Healthcare Policy

Preventing masks from becoming the next plastic problem

(2021) Elvis Genbo Xu et al.   Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering

Occurrence of personal protective equipment (PPE) associated with the COVID-19 pandemic along the coast of Lima, Peru

(2021) Gabriel E. De-la-Torre et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Persistence of coronaviruses on inanimate surfaces and their inactivation with biocidal agents

(2020) G. Kampf et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Picture of a pandemic: visual aids in the COVID-19 crisis

(2020) Ryoko Hamaguchi et al.   JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Mesoplastics and large microplastics along a use gradient on the Uruguay Atlantic coast: Types, sources, fates, and chemical loads

(2020) Carolina Rodríguez et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Recommendations for interventional pulmonology during COVID-19 outbreak: a consensus statement from the Portuguese Pulmonology Society

(2020) F. Guedes et al.   Pulmonology

Covid-19 face masks: A potential source of microplastic fibers in the environment

(2020) Oluniyi O. Fadare et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Beach Tourism in Times of COVID-19 Pandemic: Critical Issues, Knowledge Gaps and Research Opportunities

(2020) Seweryn Zielinski et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Will COVID-19 Containment and Treatment Measures Drive Shifts in Marine Litter Pollution?

(2020) João Canning-Clode et al.   Frontiers in Marine Science

An emerging source of plastic pollution: Environmental presence of plastic personal protective equipment (PPE) debris related to COVID-19 in a metropolitan city

(2020) Justine Ammendolia et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The generation of marine litter in Mediterranean island beaches as an effect of tourism and its mitigation

(2020) Michaël Grelaud et al.   Scientific Reports

Increased plastic pollution due to COVID-19 pandemic: Challenges and recommendations

(2020) Ana L. Patrício Silva et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

COVID-19 pandemic: Solid waste and environmental impacts in Brazil

(2020) Rodrigo Custodio Urban et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

COVID-19 pandemic repercussions on plastic and antiviral polymeric textile causing pollution on beaches and coasts of South America

(2020) M. Ardusso et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Children Exposure-Related Behavior Patterns and Risk Perception Associated with Recreational Beach Use

(2019) Alesia Ferguson et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Spatio-temporal variation of anthropogenic marine debris on Chilean beaches

(2018) Valeria Hidalgo-Ruz et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Inter-hemispherical shoreline surveys of anthropogenic marine debris – A binational citizen science project with schoolchildren

(2018) Daniela Honorato-Zimmer et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Through the sands of time: Beach litter trends from nine cleaned north cornish beaches

(2017) Andrew J.R. Watts et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Anthropogenic marine debris in the coastal environment: A multi-year comparison between coastal waters and local shores

(2013) M. Thiel et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN