Masks were critical in fighting Covid-19, but billions of them are now causing an environmental crisis. Studies show ...

Millions of discarded face masks from the COVID-19 pandemic are now breaking down, creating an environmental hazard that could linger for generations, a study warns. Researchers from Coventry ...

A recent research study showed that the surge in the use of disposable face masks during the Covid pandemic has left a chemical timebomb that contributes to environmental degradation.Based on ...

At the height of the pandemic, the world rightly used more than 100 billion disposable face masks per month. Now the ecological bill is coming due.

Billions of tonnes of plastic face masks created to protect people from the spread of the virus are now breaking down, releasing microplastics and chemical additives including endocrine disruptors, ...

UKHSA's Prof Susan Hopkins questioned over face masks at Covid inquiry. There is only “weak evidence” that high-grade face masks better protected health workers than surgical ones in the pandemic, the ...

Covid masks that once kept us safe are now harming the planet. A study warns they are breaking down into tiny plastics and ...

A new study from the University of Southampton has demonstrated a new method to safely clean and reuse facemask respirators with advanced low-temperature plasma technology. The discovery could help ...

The mask that saved us from a big danger like Corona, is now posing another danger in the coming times. According to a ...

Royal College of Nursing, College of Paramedics, Association of UK Dietitians, et al. Protecting health care workers - better ventilation, PPE, awareness and research ...