Can COVID-19 pandemic change plastic contamination? The Case study of seven watercourses in the metropolitan city of Milan (N. Italy).

ABSTRACT: The more or less extensive lockdowns, quarantines, smart working and the closure of numerous recreational or personal care activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic have not only heavily changed the habits and behaviors of all of us, but have also had consequences on the release of some types of pollutants. The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible changes due to the indirect effects of the pandemic in the contamination of plastic mixtures sampled in 9 sites of the main watercourses of the metropolitan city of Milan (N. Italy), which is one of the major industrialized and urbanized areas in Italy. To achieve this goal, we carried out two sampling campaigns, the first one carried out in November 2019, before the arrival of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Italy, the second in November 2020, d

SUBMITTER: Magni S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8975594 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature