Department of Radiochemistry and Environmental Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland.
Korea Biochar Research Center, APRU Sustainable Waste Management Program and Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
J Hazard Mater. 2021 Sep 5;417:125938. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125938. Epub 2021 Apr 27.
The appearance of the virus SARS-CoV-2 at the end of 2019 and its spreading all over the world has caused global panic and increase of personal protection equipment usage to protect people against infection. Increased usage of disposable protective gloves, their discarding to random spots and getting to landfills may result in significant environmental pollution. The knowledge concerning possible influence of gloves and potential of gloves debris on the environment (water, soil, etc.), wildlife and humans is crucial to predict future consequences of disposable gloves usage caused by the pandemic. This review focuses on the possibility of chemical release (heavy metals and organic pollutants) from gloves and gloves materials, their adsorptive properties in terms of contaminants accumulation and effects of gloves degradation under environmental conditions.
2019 年底，病毒 SARS-CoV-2 的出现及其在全球范围内的传播引起了全球恐慌，人们使用个人防护设备的频率也有所增加，以防止感染。一次性防护手套的使用量增加，随意丢弃到各个地方并进入垃圾填埋场，可能会导致严重的环境污染。了解手套可能产生的影响以及手套碎片对环境（水、土壤等）、野生动物和人类的潜在影响，对于预测大流行期间一次性手套使用造成的未来后果至关重要。本综述重点讨论了从手套和手套材料中释放化学物质（重金属和有机污染物）的可能性，以及它们在污染物积累方面的吸附特性，以及在环境条件下手套降解的影响。
