COVID-19 home testing kits: should we be worried about their environmental impact?

George Loumakis

Civil Engineering and Environmental Management

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Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 22 Dec 2021

Keywords

climate change
plastic
plastic pollution
COVID-19
COVID tests
lateral flow test
lateral flow tests

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