ReviewThe Science of the total environment2022
Assessing face masks in the environment by means of the DPSIR framework.
Review in The Science of the total environment, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Masks and respirators for prevention of respiratory infections: a state of the science review.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Assessment of the ecological and environmental effects of large-scale photovoltaic development in desert areas.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- aPDI meets PPE: photochemical decontamination in healthcare using methylene blue-where are we now, where will we go?Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2024Article
- Global face mask pollution: threats to the environment and wildlife, and potential solutions.The Science of the total environment · 2023Review
- Degradation of a New Herbicide Florpyrauxifen-Benzyl in Water: Kinetics, Various Influencing Factors and Its Reaction Mechanisms.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Development of a desktop mask charger.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Face mask and medical waste generation in the City of Baguio, Philippines: its current management and GHG footprint.Journal of material cycles and waste management · 2023Article
- Probing nanoplastics derived from polypropylene face masks with hyperspectral dark-field microscopy.The Science of the total environment · 2023Article
- Analysis of Marine Microplastic Pollution of Disposable Masks under COVID-19 Epidemic-A DPSIR Framework.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Microfiber releasing into urban rivers from face masks during COVID-19.Journal of environmental management · 2022Article
- Recycling of plastic wastes generated from COVID-19: A comprehensive illustration of type and properties of plastics with remedial options.The Science of the total environment · 2022Review
- Effective recycling of disposable medical face masks for sustainable green concrete via a new fiber hybridization technique.Construction and building materials · 2022Article
- Public face masks wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic: A comprehensive analysis is needed for potential implications.Journal of hazardous materials advances · 2022Article
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Abstract
The use of face masks outside the health care facility dates back a century ago. However, face masks use noticeably soared due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. As a result, an unprecedented influx of discarded face masks is ending up in the environment. This review paper delves into face masks in the environment using the DPSIR (driving forces, pressures, states, impacts, and responses) framework to simplify and communicate the environmental indicators. Firstly, the historical, and briefly the economic trajectory of face masks are discussed. Secondly, the main driving forces of face masks use with an emphasis on public health are explored. Then, the pressures exerted by efforts to fulfill the human needs (driving forces) are investigated. In turn, the state of the environment due to the influx of masks along with the impacts are examined. Furthermore, the upstream, and downstream societal responses to mitigate the environmental damages of the driving forces, pressures, states, and impacts are reviewed. In summary, it has been shown from this review that the COVID-19 pandemic has been causing a surge in face mask usage, which translates to face masks pollution in both terrestrial and aquatic environments. This implies proper usage and disposal of face masks is paramount to the quality of human health and the environment, respectively. Moreover, further research on eco-friendly face masks is indispensable to mitigating the environmental damages occurring due to the mass use of surgical masks worldwide.
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