Disposable facemask waste combustion emits neuroactive smoke particulate matter

Abstract Tremendous deposits of disposable medical facemask waste after the COVID-19 pandemic require improvement of waste management practice according to WHO report 2022, moreover facemasks are still in use around the world to protect against numerous airborne infections. Here, water-suspended smo...

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Main Authors: Artem Pastukhov, Konstantin Paliienko, Natalia Pozdnyakova, Natalia Krisanova, Marina Dudarenko, Lilia Kalynovska, Alla Tarasenko, Olena Gnatyuk, Galina Dovbeshko, Tatiana Borisova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-44972-0