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Disposable plastic face masks pose huge risks

Disposable plastic face masks pose huge risks
17 Mar 2021 / 01:28 H.
THE huge demand for face masks in the year since the coronavirus pandemic swept the globe has resulted in enormous production of disposable masks, but it is now feared that undisposed of properly, they pose a major threat to the natural world.
Recent studies estimate humans around the world are now using a mind-boggling 129 billion face masks every month. Taking 31 days in a month, that is an average usage of 2.8 million masks a minute being used across the planet.
Researchers warn that the huge volume of masks, with their plastic composition, pose a growing environmental threat and are urging action to prevent it from becoming the next plastic problem. ....

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Plastic Face Masks Lead to Worsening Pollution, With 3 Million Used Every Minute!

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The massive need for face masks since the covid-19 pandemic has swept the world and has resulted in large manufacture of disposable masks, but it s now feared that if not disposed appropriately can cause a huge threat to the natural planet.
New research assessed across the earth shows that humans are presently using mind-blowing 129 billion face masks each month. The average usage of 2.8 million masks is taking 31 days in a month around the world to be used in a minute
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An Increase in Environmental Risks
Researchers now caution that the total amount of masks, with their plastic makeup, presents an increase in environmental risk and efforts should be made to keep it from becoming the subsequent plastic crisis. ....

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The disposable face masks that you wear may pose a huge environmental risk, scientists warn

The disposable face masks that you wear may pose a huge environmental risk, scientists warn
13 Mar 2021
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The vital role that face masks have played in stalling the spread of coronavirus cannot be stressed enough.
However, their noticeable benefits may come with an unnoticed rider environmental damage.
Ever since the globe was swept by the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a huge demand for disposable face masks.
This has resulted in enormous production of disposable masks, but it is now feared that undisposed of properly, they pose a major threat to the natural world.
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Recent studies estimate around the world humans are now using a whopping 129 billion face masks every month. ....

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Face Masks a 'Ticking Plastic Bomb'

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Recent studies estimate that we use an astounding 129 billion face masks globally every month - that is 3 million a minute. Most of them are disposable face masks made from plastic microfibers.
With increasing reports on inappropriate disposal of masks, it is urgent to recognize this potential environmental threat and prevent it from becoming the next plastic problem, researchers warn in a comment in the scientific journal
Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering.
The researchers are Environmental Toxicologist Elvis Genbo Xu from University of Southern Denmark and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Zhiyong Jason Ren from Princeton University. ....

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It's time to figure out how to deal with the face mask waste

It was already a big problem before the Covid-19 pandemic, but plastic waste is now turning into an even larger issue – and face masks, in particular, are not helping the cause. We need them to avoid the spread of the virus but at the same time, there’s no official guidance on how to dispose of them. Most of them just end in the trash, and that needs to change.
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An impressive number of face masks are used around the world, with studies estimating 129 billion are used every month. That’s good we’re preventing a dangerous virus from spreading. But it comes at a cost. Most are made from plastic microfibers and are not properly disposed of, which means they’ll be staying in the environment for centuries to come. ....

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