Coronavirus: Hong Kong researchers discover masks could pollute over 54,000 Olympic pools worth of seawater
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Title | Coronavirus: Hong Kong researchers discover masks could pollute over 54,000 Olympic pools worth of seawater |
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Description | City University lab study finds masks in ocean could take up to 1,000 years to decompose Researcher warns residents to ‘properly dispose’ of facial coverings to prevent microplastic pollution |
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Place | Hong Kong |
Degree of recognition | International |
Media type | Web |
Date | 25/12/21 |
Link | https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3161020/coronavirus-hong-kong-researchers-discover-masks |
Title | Hong Kong researchers say COVID masks could pollute over 54,000 Olympic pools worth of oceans |
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Description | Discarded surgical masks which fall into the sea could be releasing microplastics as they degrade, polluting an amount of water equal to 54,800 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Dr He Yuhe at City University's State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution made the discovery after spotting discarded masks at local beaches, which have seen an influx of local visitors looking for weekend haunts amid the coronavirus pandemic. |
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Media name/outlet | The Korea Times |
Place | Korea, Republic of |
Degree of recognition | National |
Media type | Web |
Date | 25/12/21 |
Link | https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/world/2021/12/501_321143.html |
Title | HK researchers discover masks could pollute over 54,000 Olympic pools worth of seawater |
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Description | Discarded surgical masks which fall into the sea could be releasing microplastics as they degrade, polluting an amount of water equal to 54,800 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Dr He Yuhe at City University's State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution made the discovery after spotting discarded masks at local beaches, which have seen an influx of local visitors looking for weekend haunts amid the coronavirus pandemic. |
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Media name/outlet | ABC-CBN News |
Place | Philippines |
Degree of recognition | National |
Media type | Web |
Date | 25/12/21 |
Link | https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/12/25/21/masks-could-pollute-over-54000-olympic-pools-worth-of-seawater |