Environmental Impact of Disposable Face Masks: Degradation, Wear, and Cement Mortar Incorporation DOI Creative Commons

Xiluva Maciel Estevão,

Ana Paula Soares Dias, Inês Flores‐Colen

et al.

Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 27, 2024

Abstract Polypropylene (PP) disposable face masks (DFMs) are essential for limiting airborne infectious diseases. This study examines the behavior of DFMs under three scenarios: i) exposure to natural environment; ii) simulated high-energy aquatic environments through an abrasion test; and iii) incorporation into cement-based mortars. In weathering experiment, after 117 days, exhibited photodegradation, resulting in chemical alterations carbonyl hydroxyl groups. degradation led breakdown polymer release microplastics nanoplastics. Controlled tests, conducted a Denver ball with water, sand, ceramic balls 2 hours, confirmed that water is critical factor fiber from DFMs. These tests resulted 0.26 g PP fibers 20 (weighing 62 total) diameter µm. Weathering indicated rapid nanoplastics, underscoring importance pursuing actions like reuse. Ecotoxicological revealed leachates DFM-incorporated mortars showed no adverse effects on Daphnia magna or Selenastrum capricornutum, unlike reference mortar, which caused substantial toxicity magna. Incorporating promising potential, as by favorable ecotoxicity leaching test results.

Language: Английский

Environmental pollutants and rectal cancer: The impact of water contamination DOI
Yezhou Li,

Zhe Piao,

Xinbin Ge

et al.

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 294, P. 118072 - 118072

Published: March 23, 2025

Language: Английский

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Innovative materials that behave like robots to combat plastic pollution DOI
Shafqat Ali, Muhammad Haris Khan, Zareen Zuhra

et al.

Materials Horizons, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

The growing plastic pollution crisis demands novel approaches, with innovative materials that mimic robotic behaviors emerging as a promising solution.

Language: Английский

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Isolation of seawater microplastics from biologically rich samples using an alkaline K2S2O8 method DOI Creative Commons
Nan Gao, Xiangfeng Kong, Yanmin Zhang

et al.

Frontiers in Marine Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11

Published: Aug. 6, 2024

In recent years, microplastics, especially marine microplastic pollution, have received global attention as a new type of environmental problem. The establishment accurate and efficient methods for the detection microplastics is basis in-depth research on transport, transformation, fate, ecotoxicological effects in environment. Microplastics seawater frequently mix with biological tissues, resulting challenges when identifying samples. However, commonly used pretreatment protocols often suffer from long digestion times, inadequate digestion, risk potentially damaging microplastics. This study compared efficiencies five reagents provided further insights into two advanced oxidation involving Fenton’s reagent an innovative alkaline K 2 S O 8 protocol based sulfate hydroxyl radicals. Using Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM−EDS), carbonyl index (CI) analyses, status after was evaluated. results revealed that method could enhance reaction efficiency while reducing potential functional group damage during pretreatment. Moreover, proposed applied to field samples, were effectively separated biologically rich Thus, provides effective way isolate contributes development efficiently monitoring valuable access reliable data fate inventory oceanic

Language: Английский

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Harnessing Carbon-Based Nanomaterials for Sustainable Environmental Solutions DOI
Hari Shankar Biswas, Amit Kundu, Sandeep Poddar

et al.

Advances in chemical and materials engineering book series, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 57 - 77

Published: June 28, 2024

Carbon-based nanomaterials (CBNMs), including graphene, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), fullerenes, and nanodiamonds, are poised to revolutionize sustainable environmental applications. Graphene's unparalleled mechanical strength, electrical conductivity, thermal properties make it crucial for water purification energy storage. CNTs, with their exceptional tensile chemical stability, vital in pollution control conversion. Fullerenes, noted electronic high reactivity, excel remediation. Nanodiamonds offer hardness, biocompatibility, promising applications from soil remediation biomedical engineering. However, challenges such as toxicity, cost, scalability must be addressed. Future research should focus on overcoming these hurdles fostering interdisciplinary collaboration fully harness CBNMs solutions.

Language: Английский

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Photo-Fenton-like activity of Fe/ZnO structure applied as a heterogeneous catalyst for the methylene blue dye removal in aqueous matrices DOI

Tayná Silva Bernardino de Barros,

Muriel R. Affonso,

Daniel A. Gonçalves

et al.

Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 185, P. 108965 - 108965

Published: Oct. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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A multi-analytical approach to evaluate the removal efficiency of Polystyrene nanoparticles in water treatment processes DOI

Alexis Cherri,

Yongrong Zou,

Gilles Mailhot

et al.

Chemosphere, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 366, P. 143412 - 143412

Published: Sept. 24, 2024

Language: Английский

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Formation of Hydroxyl Radicals in Advanced Oxidation Processes for the Degradation of Contaminated Organic Matter DOI
Sonia Mancípe, Gustavo P. Romanelli, José J. Martínez

et al.

Current Green Chemistry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(2), P. 117 - 137

Published: Oct. 2, 2024

Organic compounds in different solutions have caused several pollution problems to the environment and even affected human health. Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) been effectively used decontamination of these types compounds. Distinct reactive oxygen species (ROS) proposed explain degradation or mineralization contaminating organic matter. ROS, such as free radicals (e.g., .OH), superoxide .O<sub>2</sub> <sup>−</sup>), peroxides H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>), are capable modifying chemical structure matter consequently degrade mineralize it. In this review, formation hydroxyl each AOP, a hybrid process, methods for quantifying determining type radical discussed.

Language: Английский

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Integration of ecological restoration and landscape aesthetics: Mechanisms of microplastic retention by optimization of aquatic plants landscape design in urban constructed wetlands — A case study of the living water park in Chengdu DOI
Mengyao Gao, Chen Li,

Yiye Li

et al.

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 957, P. 177331 - 177331

Published: Nov. 12, 2024

Language: Английский

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Environmental Impact of Disposable Face Masks: Degradation, Wear, and Cement Mortar Incorporation DOI Creative Commons

Xiluva Maciel Estevão,

Ana Paula Soares Dias, Inês Flores‐Colen

et al.

Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 27, 2024

Abstract Polypropylene (PP) disposable face masks (DFMs) are essential for limiting airborne infectious diseases. This study examines the behavior of DFMs under three scenarios: i) exposure to natural environment; ii) simulated high-energy aquatic environments through an abrasion test; and iii) incorporation into cement-based mortars. In weathering experiment, after 117 days, exhibited photodegradation, resulting in chemical alterations carbonyl hydroxyl groups. degradation led breakdown polymer release microplastics nanoplastics. Controlled tests, conducted a Denver ball with water, sand, ceramic balls 2 hours, confirmed that water is critical factor fiber from DFMs. These tests resulted 0.26 g PP fibers 20 (weighing 62 total) diameter µm. Weathering indicated rapid nanoplastics, underscoring importance pursuing actions like reuse. Ecotoxicological revealed leachates DFM-incorporated mortars showed no adverse effects on Daphnia magna or Selenastrum capricornutum, unlike reference mortar, which caused substantial toxicity magna. Incorporating promising potential, as by favorable ecotoxicity leaching test results.

Language: Английский

Citations

0