Possible toxicity of chronic carbon dioxide exposure associated with face mask use, particularly in pregnant women, children and adolescents – A scoping review

Possible toxicity of chronic carbon dioxide exposure associated with face mask use, particularly in pregnant women, children and adolescents – A scoping review

Introduction: During the SARS-CoV-2-pandemic, face masks have become one of the most important ubiquitous factors affecting human breathing. It increases the resistance and dead space volume leading to a re-breathing of CO2. So far, this phenomenon and possible implications on early life has not bee...

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Main Authors: Kai Kisielinski, Susanne Wagner, Oliver Hirsch, Bernd Klosterhalfen, Andreas Prescher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-04-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Carbon dioxide (CO2) exposure
Toxicity
N95 face mask
Surgical mask
Long-term adverse effects
Health risk assessment
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023013245

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