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A review of disposable facemasks during the COVID-19 pandemic: A focus on microplastics release.
Jiang, Hongru; Luo, Dan; Wang, Luyao; Zhang, Yingshuang; Wang, Hui; Wang, Chongqing.
  • Jiang H; School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, China.
  • Luo D; School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China.
  • Wang L; School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China.
  • Zhang Y; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, China.
  • Wang H; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, China.
  • Wang C; School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China. Electronic address: zilangwang@126.com.
Chemosphere ; 312(Pt 1): 137178, 2023 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2104525
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 epidemic seriously threats the human society and provokes the panic of the public. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are widely utilized for frontline health workers to face the ongoing epidemic, especially disposable face masks (DFMs) to prevent airborne transmission of coronavirus. The overproduction and massive utilization of DFMs seriously challenge the management of plastic wastes. A huge amount of DFMs are discharged into environment, potentially induced the generation of microplastics (MPs) owing to physicochemical destruction. The MPs release will pose severe contamination burden on environment and human. In this review, environmental threats of DFMs regarding to DFMs fate in environment and DFMs threats to aquatic and terrestrial species were surveyed. A full summary of recent studies on MPs release from DFMs was provided. The knowledge of extraction and characterizations of MPs, the release behavior, and potential threats of MPs derived from DFMs was discussed. To confront the problem, feasible strategies for control DFMs pollution were analyzed from the perspective of source control and waste management. This review provides a better understanding the threats, fate, and management of DFMs linked to COVID-19 pandemic.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 / Masks Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Chemosphere Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.chemosphere.2022.137178

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 / Masks Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Chemosphere Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.chemosphere.2022.137178