COVID-19 hazard: 1.56 bn masks polluted oceans in 2020, claims study

Manoj Sharma, Business Today Plastics & Pollution

COVID-19 hazard: 1.56 bn masks polluted oceans in 2020, claims study
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About 1.56 billion masks will enter oceans in 2020, which amounts to between 4,680 and 6,240 metric tonnes of plastic pollution, a Hong Kong-based environmental group OceanAsia has said. These masks will take as long as 450 years to break down and all the while serve as a source of micro plastic and negatively impact marine wildlife and ecosystems, the group, in its latest report 'The impact of Covid-19 on marine plastic pollution', has said.

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