Tangling animals’ legs together, floating across city streets and swimming in oceans after journeying through sewers, face masks have found themselves in just about every nook and cranny of the ...
Researchers in Australia and China have devised a way to transform mountains of pandemic‑era polypropylene (PP) face‑mask waste into a nanocomposite film that conducts heat like metal and blocks ...
New study reveals unforeseen danger lurking in discarded face masks: 'Has been generally overlooked'
The face masks that many of us relied on during the pandemic are now causing unexpected issues. New research from engineers at Washington University in St. Louis revealed that discarded disposable ...
Massive greenhouse gas emissions from various industries, such as manufacturing, transportation, and electricity generation have had detrimental effects on the environment, including faster global ...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of tons of used surgical masks were dumped every month without a real vision to manage them. Although the world has successfully passed the critical period, a ...
Post-COVID-19, two big environmental problems stand out: piles of waste medical masks and non-degradable microplastics, with existing methods like incineration being inefficient. Researchers from ...
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