"Plastics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Polymeric materials (usually organic) of large molecular weight which can be shaped by flow. Plastic usually refers to the final product with fillers, plasticizers, pigments, and stabilizers included (versus the resin, the homogeneous polymeric starting material). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
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D010969
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D05.750.716 D25.720.716 J01.637.051.720.716
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Plastics" by people in Profiles.
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From outbreak of COVID-19 to launching of vaccination drive: invigorating single-use plastics, mitigation strategies, and way forward. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2021 Oct; 28(40):55811-55845.
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A critical synthesis of current peer-reviewed literature on the environmental and human health impacts of COVID-19 PPE litter: New findings and next steps. J Hazard Mater. 2022 01 15; 422:126945.
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Higher Concentrations of Bacterial Enveloped Virus Phi6 Can Protect the Virus from Environmental Decay. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2021 10 14; 87(21):e0137121.
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Macroplastic accumulation in roadside ditches of New York State's Finger Lakes region (USA) across land uses and the COVID-19 pandemic. J Environ Manage. 2021 Nov 15; 298:113524.
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Genotoxic effect of microplastics and COVID-19: The hidden threat. Chemosphere. 2022 Jan; 286(Pt 3):131898.
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Overview on the occurrence of microplastics in air and implications from the use of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sci Total Environ. 2021 Dec 15; 800:149555.
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Romanian Students' Environment-Related Routines during COVID-19 Home Confinement: Water, Plastic, and Paper Consumption. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 08 03; 18(15).
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The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic in hospital: An insight into environmental surfaces contamination, disinfectants' efficiency, and estimation of plastic waste production. Environ Res. 2021 11; 202:111809.
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A new Japanese origami-style face shield made of waterproof paper and a transparent plastic sheet for use during the COVID-19 pandemic. QJM. 2021 07 28; 114(4):284-285.
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Personal protective equipment (PPE) pollution associated with the COVID-19 pandemic along the coastline of Agadir, Morocco. Sci Total Environ. 2021 Dec 01; 798:149282.