Occurrence of COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) litters along the eastern coast of Palawan Island, Philippines

Recca E. Sajorne; Genese Divine B. Cayabo; John Roderick V. Madarcos; Karen G. Madarcos; Dawin M. Omar; Lucio B. Ardines; Serdon A. Sabtal; Jhonamie A. Mabuhay-Omar; Victoria Cheung; Lota A. Creencia; Hernando P. Bacosa

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113934

Occurrence of COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) litters along the eastern coast of Palawan Island, Philippines

Recca E. Sajorne^*, Genese Divine B. Cayabo, John Roderick V. Madarcos, Karen G. Madarcos, Dawin M. Omar, Lucio B. Ardines, Serdon A. Sabtal, Jhonamie A. Mabuhay-Omar, Victoria Cheung, Lota A. Creencia, Hernando P. Bacosa

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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 m², with a density of 8 × 10⁻³ items m⁻². 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 × 10⁻² items m⁻², with a mean density of 8 × 10⁻³ items m⁻². The accumulation rates of PPE items ranged from 3.27 × 10⁻¹ items to 1.143 items d⁻¹, with an average rate of 7.29 × 10⁻¹ items d⁻¹.

Original language	English
Article number	113934
Journal	Marine Pollution Bulletin
Volume	182
Early online date	12 Jul 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113934
Publication status	Published - Sept 2022

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Oceanography
Aquatic Science
Pollution

Keywords

Accumulation
Coronavirus
Face shield
Facemask
Microplastic
Pandemic

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Sajorne, R. E., Cayabo, G. D. B., Madarcos, J. R. V., Madarcos, K. G., Omar, D. M., Ardines, L. B., Sabtal, S. A., Mabuhay-Omar, J. A., Cheung, V., Creencia, L. A., & Bacosa, H. P. (2022). Occurrence of COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) litters along the eastern coast of Palawan Island, Philippines. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 182, Article 113934. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113934

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