Environmental challenges induced by extensive use of face masks during COVID-19: A review and potential solutions

Selvaranjan, Kajanan; Navaratnam, Satheeskumar; Rajeev, Pathmanathan; Ravintherakumaran, Nishanthan

doi:10.1016/j.envc.2021.100039

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Environmental challenges induced by extensive use of face masks during COVID-19: A review and potential solutions

Published in Environmental Challenges • Feb 10, 2021

Authors:

Kajanan Selvaranjan

Satheeskumar Navaratnam

Pathmanathan Rajeev

Abstract

The ongoing COVID-19 disease significantly affects not only human health, it also affects the wealth of country' economy and everyday routine of human life. To control the spread of the virus, face mask is used as primary personal protective equipment (PPE). Thus, the production and usage of face ma...

Subject

Face masks

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Personal protective equipment

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