College of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Western Philippines University-Puerto Princesa Campus, Puerto Princesa, Palawan 5300, Philippines.
College of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Western Philippines University-Puerto Princesa Campus, Puerto Princesa, Palawan 5300, Philippines.
Mar Pollut Bull. 2022 Sep;182:113934. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113934. Epub 2022 Jul 12.
The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused worldwide health constraints. This study was conducted to establish a baseline monitoring survey to describe the distribution of PPE litters during the COVID-19 pandemic in the province of Palawan, Philippines. A total of 386 COVID-19-related PPE items were present in 83 % of coastal sampling sites with over a cumulative area of 48,200 m, with a density of 8 × 10 items m. The facemask (98 %; n = 377) was the primary type of PPE, followed by face shield (2 %; n = 9). Meanwhile, the daily density of PPE litters in San Manuel, Puerto Princesa ranged from 0 to 9.9 × 10 items m, with a mean density of 8 × 10 items m. The accumulation rates of PPE items ranged from 3.27 × 10 items to 1.143 items d, with an average rate of 7.29 × 10 items d.
新冠疫情的爆发给全球健康带来了挑战。本研究旨在建立基线监测调查,以描述菲律宾巴拉望省新冠疫情期间个人防护装备(PPE)垃圾的分布情况。在 83%的沿海采样点共发现了 386 件与新冠相关的 PPE 物品,累计面积超过 48200 平方米,密度为 8×10 件/平方米。其中口罩(98%;n=377)是主要的 PPE 类型,其次是面罩(2%;n=9)。此外,在普林塞萨港的圣曼努埃尔,PPE 垃圾的日密度范围为 0 到 9.9×10 件/平方米,平均密度为 8×10 件/平方米。PPE 物品的积累率范围为 3.27×10 到 1.143 件/天,平均速率为 7.29×10 件/天。