Face masks: protecting the wearer but neglecting the aquatic environment? - A perspective from Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, as with many countries, the spread of COVID-19 made the wearing of single-use face masks, a non-pharmaceutical intervention to reduce viral transmission, surge in popularity amongst the general population. Consequently, irresponsible discarding of used masks into the environment, and...

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Main Authors: Neaz A. Hasan, Richard D Heal, Abul Bashar, Mohammad Mahfujul Haque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:Environmental Challenges
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667010021001050