Once essential for curbing the spread of COVID-19, disposable face masks have become a major contributor to environmental pollution and human health concerns. Over the past four years, more than 950 ...

Improperly discarded surgical mask on the Hong Kong shore. Credit: City University of Hong Kong Surgical masks have been part of essential personal protection during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, ...

(a) Schematic illustration of a face mask disassembled into different parts; (b) FTIR and thermogravimetric curves of different parts of a face mask. A latest study published in Engineering presents a ...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Discarded face masks are piling up on Hong Kong's beaches and nature trails, with environmental groups warning that the waste is posing a huge threat to marine life and wildlife ...

To the usual list of foul trash left behind or washed up on beaches around the world, add these: masks and gloves used by people to avoid the coronavirus and then discarded on the sand. In the past ...

Not only has the coronavirus pandemic impacted the way we live, but it's also changed the way we litter.Brothers Danny Eisawy, 11, and Jojo Eisawy, 9, have been picking up trash around their ...