Wearing face masks as a potential source for inhalation and oral uptake of inanimate toxins – A scoping review

Background: From 2020 to 2023 many people around the world were forced to wear masks for large proportions of the day based on mandates and laws. We aimed to study the potential of face masks for the content and release of inanimate toxins. Methods: A scoping review of 1003 studies was performed (da...

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Main Authors: Kai Kisielinski, Stefan Hockertz, Oliver Hirsch, Stephan Korupp, Bernd Klosterhalfen, Andreas Schnepf, Gerald Dyker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-04-01
Series:Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651323013623