| dc.description.abstract | The advent of COVID-19 has kept the whole world on their toes. Countries are maximizing their efforts to combat
the virus and to minimize the infection. Since infectious microorganisms may be transmitted by variety of routes,
respiratory and facial protection is required for those that are usually transmitted via droplets/aerosols.
Therefore this pandemic has caused a sudden increase in the demand for personal protective equipment (PPE)
such as gloves, masks, and many other important items since, the evidence of individual-to-individual trans-
mission (through respiratory droplets/coughing) and secondary infection of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). But the disposal of these personal protective measures remains a huge question
mark towards the environmental impact. Huge waste generation demands proper segregation according to waste
types, collection, and recycling to minimize the risk of infection spread through aerosols and attempts to
implement measures to monitor infections. Hence, this review focuses on the impact of environment due to
improper disposal of these personal protective measures and to investigate the safe disposal methods for these
protective measures by using the safe, secure and innovative biological methods such as the use of Artificial
Intelligence (AI) and Ultraviolet (UV) lights for killing such deadly viruses. | en_US |
