While federal mask mandates during the coronavirus pandemic were designed to protect the public and reduce the spread of COVID-19, they had another unintended outcome, too: all those used masks piling ...

Mask-wearing is good for the economy during the pandemic – really! – according to a new nationwide study from the University of Utah. Presented during Utah Governor Gary Herbert’s briefing on the ...

Every minute of the day we throw away 3 million face masks. Many end up as potentially toxic micro- and nanoplastic or carriers for other toxicants in the environment, researchers warn. Recent studies ...

PITTSBURGH — While masks and other personal protective equipment are serving to keep us safe amid the pandemic, environmental experts are growing increasingly concerned about the risks those items ...

While three main types of facial coverings are currently being used to slow the spread of COVID-19 — reusable, disposable or plastic face shields – experts are looking at how these masks and the virus ...

When a dead Magellenic penguin washed up on a beach in Brazil in late September, no one knew the exact cause of the tragedy. In the past, malnutrition and exhaustion have been the main causes of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SWANSEA, United Kingdom (StudyFinds.org) – ...

The high monetary cost and environmental toll of disposable N95 masks could be dramatically cut by adopting reusable masks, according to a new study that calculated the financial and environmental ...

In Unearthed, Gen Z climate-change activists discuss some of the most pressing issues facing our planet — and reveal what you can do to help make a real difference. Despite most states ditching their ...

SWANSEA, United Kingdom (StudyFinds.org) – Since the pandemic, the demand for disposable plastic face masks (DPFs) has soared. In 2020, production facilities, mainly in China, produced over 52 billion ...