Covid-19 face masks: A potential source of microplastic fibers in the environment.

Fadare, Oluniyi O; Okoffo, Elvis D

Fadare, Oluniyi O; Okoffo, Elvis D.

Fadare OO; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China. Electronic address: fadare@rcees.ac.cn.
Okoffo ED; Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences (QAEHS), The University of Queensland, 20 Cornwall Street, Woolloongabba, QLD 4102, Australia.

Sci Total Environ ; 737: 140279, 2020 10 01.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-599028

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Coronavirus Infections; Masks; Microplastics; Pandemics; Plastics; Pneumonia, Viral; Water Pollutants, Chemical/analysis; Betacoronavirus; COVID-19; Environmental Monitoring; Humans; SARS-CoV-2

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Covid-19; Face masks: Plastic pollution; Microfibers; Microplastics; Single-use plastics

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Plastics / Pneumonia, Viral / Water Pollutants, Chemical / Coronavirus Infections / Pandemics / Microplastics / Masks Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Sci Total Environ Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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