The environmental dangers of employing single-use face masks as part of a COVID-19 exit strategy / (Record no. 3102)
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| Title | The environmental dangers of employing single-use face masks as part of a COVID-19 exit strategy / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | UCL Plastic Waste Innovation Hub |
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| Summary, etc. | As the UK government defines its lockdown exit strategy, the mandatory wearing of<br/>masks in public is likely to be considered.<br/>- The World Health Organisation (WHO) does not currently recommend the use of<br/>masks by general populations as a means of preventing the spread of COVID-19,<br/>although a growing number of countries have been adopting this precautionary<br/>measure.<br/>- The NHS states that there needs to be clear evidence that wearing masks will deliver<br/>significant benefits to take the UK out of lockdown, if it is to jeopardise mask supply.<br/>- There is a growing body of evidence to suggest that even basic face masks can be<br/>effective in reducing the spread of the virus, by reducing the range and volume of<br/>exhaled water droplets containing SARS-CoV-2.<br/>- Most masks available for sale are made from layers of plastics and are designed to<br/>be single-use. If every person in the UK used one single-use mask each day for a year,<br/>that would create 66,000 tonnes of contaminated plastic waste and create ten times<br/>more climate change impact than using reusable masks.<br/>- In a hospital environment, single-use protective wear such as masks and gloves are<br/>contaminated items, and there are systems in place for their safe disposal, which<br/>involve segregation and incineration.<br/>- No such segregated system exists for the general public, and a policy that makes<br/>wearing face masks mandatory will result in thousands of tonnes of contaminated<br/>waste deposited in the street and in the household waste.<br/>- Evidence suggests that reusable masks perform most of the tasks of single-use masks<br/>without the associated waste stream.<br/>- An extensive public health campaign with clear instructions about how to wear,<br/>remove, and wash reusable masks will be needed if this is to become part of the UK<br/>government’s exit strategy. |
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| Linking entry complexity note | In: DOI: 10.14324/111.444/000031.v1 |
| 650 #2 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | N95 Respirators |
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| Uncontrolled term | Masks |
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| Uncontrolled term | Disposable |
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| Uncontrolled term | Reusable |
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| Personal name | Allison, Ayşe Lisa |
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| Personal name | Hailes, Helen |
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| Personal name | Lettieri, Paola |
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| Personal name | Liu, Chao |
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| Personal name | Medda, Francesca |
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| Personal name | Michie, Susan |
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| Personal name | Miodownik, Mark |
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| Personal name | Purkiss, Danielle |
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| Personal name | Ward, John |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://ucl.scienceopen.com/document_file/975516df-aa0e-4b79-b950-c54e5608a3e0/ScienceOpenPreprint/Covid19-Masks-Journal-paper.submitted.pdf">https://ucl.scienceopen.com/document_file/975516df-aa0e-4b79-b950-c54e5608a3e0/ScienceOpenPreprint/Covid19-Masks-Journal-paper.submitted.pdf</a> |
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| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| National Library of Medicine | DOH Central Library | DOH Central Library | Electronic Resource Section | 02/27/2021 | COVID-19-000154 | D0001C000154 | 02/27/2021 | 02/27/2021 | Journal Article |