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Improperly discarded surgical masks threaten the marine ecosystem and food chain

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2022-02-08

Surgical masks have been part of essential personal protection during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the inappropriate disposal of surgical masks can cause serious microplastic pollution, equivalent to seriously polluting more than 54,800 Olympic-sized swimming pools of seawater annually, researchers from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) discovered.

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https://phys.org/news/2022-02-improperly-discarded-surgical-masks-threaten.html