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

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...

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Main Authors: Kajanan Selvaranjan, Satheeskumar Navaratnam, Pathmanathan Rajeev, Nishanthan Ravintherakumaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:Environmental Challenges
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667010021000184