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A new study assessed the impact of COVID-19-related personal protective equipment on aquatic ecosystems and fauna.

COVID-19 hazard: 1.56 bn masks polluted oceans in 2020, claims study These masks will take as long as 450 years to break down and all the while serve as a source of micro plastic and negatively impact marine wildlife and ecosystems, says a new report by OceanAsia Manoj Sharma | December 30, 2020 | Updated 12:30 IST The value of the global face masks market was $0.79 billion in 2019, but expanded to an estimated $166 billion by the end of 2020. Photo: OceaAsia About 1.56 billion masks will ente...