During the Covid-19 pandemic, personal protection equipment (PPE) was widely used to control the virus further spared. In this study, the presence of PPE wastes along the coastline of Bushehr port, the Persian Gulf from nine stations was investigated (4 times during 40 days), and their potential for microplastics (MPs) creation was preliminarily assessed. In total, more than 2380 PPE were collected in the study area. No significant differences were found between various beaches regarding their types and common activities. In addition, the estimated disposal rate of PPE per day and year is 350 and 127,750 items, respectively. More than 10% of the collected PPE from Bushehr's coastal areas on each sampling day were damaged. Based on the microscopic analysis, the left surgical masks and torn plastic gloves in the coastal regions are emerging sources of secondary microfibers and MP particles (mostly fragments and films) in the marine environments, respectively.

在 Covid-19 大流行期间，个人防护装备 (PPE) 被广泛使用，以进一步控制病毒。在这项研究中，对波斯湾布什尔港海岸线沿线的 PPE 废物的存在情况进行了调查（40 天内 4 次），并初步评估了它们产生微塑料 (MP) 的潜力。研究区域总共收集了超过 2380 件个人防护装备。不同海滩的类型和常见活动之间没有发现显着差异。此外，预计每天和每年的个人防护装备处置率分别为 350 件和 127,750 件。每个采样日从布什尔沿海地区收集的个人防护装备中有超过 10% 遭到损坏。根据微观分析，沿海地区留下的外科口罩和撕破的塑料手套分别是海洋环境中二次微纤维和MP颗粒（主要是碎片和薄膜）的新来源。