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2019: "a person's average micro-plastic consumption is between 70,000-121,000 particles per yr & rising for those who drank bottled water closer to 100,000."
Imagine plastic inhalation/consumption for those wearing #masks for past yr. #VirtueSignalling
scmp.com/news/china/sci…
Imagine plastic inhalation/consumption for those wearing #masks for past yr. #VirtueSignalling
scmp.com/news/china/sci…
"Disposable face masks (single use masks) are produced from polymers such as #polypropylene, #polyurethane, #polyacrylonitrile, #polystyrene, #polycarbonate, #polyethylene, or #polyester (Potluri and Needham, 2005)."
They shed. Plastic is inhaled/ingested. By adults & #children.
They shed. Plastic is inhaled/ingested. By adults & #children.
"This new emergence of #facemasks as environmental litter both in the terrestrial & aquatic environment is a piece of evidence that the global pandemic has not in any way reduced the challenge of increasing #plastic #pollution in the environment."
#Biodiversity #Ecology
#Biodiversity #Ecology
