Analyzing the Environmental Impact of Single-Use Surgical Face Mask using a Streamlined Life Cycle Assessment

• Main Authors: Juniosa, Mae Chelzea Marie G., Arguelles, Andy Gabrielle A., Carney, John Paul C., Mendoza, Natalie U., Soteco, Ynigo Leevan S.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2022
• Subjects: COVID-19; single-use face masks; ecotoxicity; marine; landfill
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/conf_shsrescon/2022/paper_see/18; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1093&context=conf_shsrescon
• Institution: De La Salle University

With the rise of COVID-19, there was an apparent influx in the existing number of masks, specifically single-use surgical masks. The sudden growth in the production, distribution, consumption, and disposal of these masks stimulated a series of environmental threats in water and land biomes. To syste...