BioMask

𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘪𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧! 👀🍃 𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝟐𝟖, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏. 𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞! ♡

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭?

The WHO and CDC have recommended the use of disposable face masks in order to prevent the spread of the COVID-19. Our authorities have implemented strict enforcement of the use of face masks and face shields to the public. According to the study done by Rume and Islam, there is a significant global increase of medical waste generation since the outbreak of COVID-19. Majority of these medical waste generated such as N-95 masks, medical face masks, protective suits, and gloves have plastics on them, usually Polypropylene and Tyvek. These plastics can persist in the environment for a long time and release dioxin and toxic elements that are harmful to nature and as well to most living organisms (Singh et al., 2020). Although proper waste disposal and management can limit the harmful effects of these plastics in our environment, many parts of our country still encounter many challenges in dealing with these medical wastes. Thus, some medical wastes end up in our environment especially in the bodies of water. Microplastics then emerge from these medical wastes, and when microplastics get into food like fish for human consumption, it becomes a serious concern about food safety (Fadare et al., 2020).

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