Need for assessing the inhalation of micro(nano)plastic debris shed from masks, respirators, and home-made face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic
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[–]neomarxist_bullshit[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun - 2 years ago (2 children)
Yeah. Imagine you're a worker in hazardous environment and instead of breathing cancerous dust/whatever you breath in cancerous microplastics.
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To be fair, the toxin levels from the mask itself are probably a lot lower than the particles or fumes you're avoiding. But still, that's the kind of 'gotcha' you don't want.
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Probably. Breathing asbestos might probably be less preferable then some plastics. We'll likely see if there are some adverse affects, if any, in the following years/decades.
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