CityU study reveals poorly discarded surgical masks threaten marine ecosystem

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The inappropriate disposal of surgical masks could cause serious microplastic pollution, equivalent to seriously polluting more than 54,800 Olympic swimming pools of seawater annually, researchers from CityU have discovered.

Period	24 Dec 2021 → 25 Dec 2021

Media coverage

Title	口罩亂棄海洋恐致膠從口入
Media name/outlet	東網
Media type	Web
Place	Hong Kong, China
Date	25/12/21
URL	https://orientaldaily.on.cc/content/%E8%A6%81%E8%81%9E%E6%B8%AF%E8%81%9E/odn-20211225-1225_00176_023/%E5%8F%A3%E7%BD%A9%E4%BA%82%E6%A3%84%E6%B5%B7%E6%B4%8B--%E6%81%90%E8%87%B4%E8%86%A0%E5%BE%9E%E5%8F%A3%E5%85%A5
Persons	Yuhe HE, Mei Yee Kenneth LEUNG

Title	全球15.6億口罩棄海洋釋放微塑膠污染食物鏈
Media name/outlet	星島網
Media type	Web
Place	Hong Kong, China
Date	25/12/21
URL	https://std.stheadline.com/daily/article/2429583/%E6%97%A5%E5%A0%B1-%E6%B8%AF%E8%81%9E-%E5%85%A8%E7%90%8315-6%E5%84%84%E5%8F%A3%E7%BD%A9%E6%A3%84%E6%B5%B7%E6%B4%8B-%E9%87%8B%E6%94%BE%E5%BE%AE%E5%A1%91%E8%86%A0%E6%B1%A1%E6%9F%93%E9%A3%9F%E7%89%A9%E9%8F%88
Persons	Yuhe HE, Mei Yee Kenneth LEUNG

Title	漂海一口罩釋百萬粒微膠研究稱可損浮游生物繁殖力學者促加強執法
Media name/outlet	明報新聞網
Media type	Web
Place	Hong Kong, China
Date	25/12/21
URL	https://news.mingpao.com/pns/%E6%B8%AF%E8%81%9E/article/20211225/s00002/1640369128362/%E6%BC%82%E6%B5%B7%E4%B8%80%E5%8F%A3%E7%BD%A9-%E9%87%8B%E7%99%BE%E8%90%AC%E7%B2%92%E5%BE%AE%E8%86%A0-%E7%A0%94%E7%A9%B6%E7%A8%B1%E5%8F%AF%E6%90%8D%E6%B5%AE%E6%B8%B8%E7%94%9F%E7%89%A9%E7%B9%81%E6%AE%96%E5%8A%9B-%E5%AD%B8%E8%80%85%E4%BF%83%E5%8A%A0%E5%BC%B7%E5%9F%B7%E6%B3%95
Persons	Yuhe HE, Mei Yee Kenneth LEUNG

Title	全球15.6億口罩棄海洋釋放微塑膠污染食物鏈
Media name/outlet	頭條日報
Media type	Web
Place	Hong Kong, China
Date	25/12/21
URL	https://hd.stheadline.com/news/realtime/hk/2291801/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82-%E6%B8%AF%E8%81%9E-%E5%85%A8%E7%90%8315-6%E5%84%84%E5%8F%A3%E7%BD%A9%E6%A3%84%E6%B5%B7%E6%B4%8B-%E9%87%8B%E6%94%BE%E5%BE%AE%E5%A1%91%E8%86%A0%E6%B1%A1%E6%9F%93%E9%A3%9F%E7%89%A9%E9%8F%88
Persons	Yuhe HE, Mei Yee Kenneth LEUNG

Title	CityU study reveals poorly discarded surgical masks threaten marine ecosystem
Media name/outlet	City University of Hong Kong - NewsCentre
Media type	Web
Place	Hong Kong, China
Date	24/12/21
Producer/Author	Mirror Fung
URL	https://www.cityu.edu.hk/en/media/news/2021/12/24/cityu-study-reveals-poorly-discarded-surgical-masks-threaten-marine-ecosystem
Persons	Yuhe HE, Mei Yee Kenneth LEUNG

Title	研究指不當棄置口罩致污染海水量可逾五萬四千多個泳池
Media name/outlet	Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK)
Media type	Web
Place	Hong Kong, China
Date	24/12/21
URL	https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1625855-20211224.htm?spTabChangeable=0
Persons	Yuhe HE, Mei Yee Kenneth LEUNG

Title	城大發現不當棄置口罩將污染逾1.3億立方米海水　倡政府加強執法
Media name/outlet	topick.hket.com
Media type	Web
Place	Hong Kong, China
Date	24/12/21
URL	https://topick.hket.com/article/3140423/%E3%80%90%E6%B5%B7%E6%B4%8B%E6%B1%A1%E6%9F%93%E3%80%91%E5%9F%8E%E5%A4%A7%E7%99%BC%E7%8F%BE%E4%B8%8D%E7%95%B6%E6%A3%84%E7%BD%AE%E5%8F%A3%E7%BD%A9%E5%B0%87%E6%B1%A1%E6%9F%93%E9%80%BE1.3%E5%84%84%E7%AB%8B%E6%96%B9%E7%B1%B3%E6%B5%B7%E6%B0%B4%E3%80%80%E5%80%A1%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C%E5%8A%A0%E5%BC%B7%E5%9F%B7%E6%B3%95?mtc=80023
Persons	Yuhe HE, Mei Yee Kenneth LEUNG

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