The COVID-19 pandemic reshapes the plastic pollution research - A comparative analysis of plastic pollution research before and during the pandemic.

Environ Res · 2022 · PMC8715631 · PMID 34973197

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Since 2015, the total number and the daily average number of publications have both shown an increasing trend, especially after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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