Harm to Marine Ecology from Disposable Pollution Masks
The year 2020-2021 was a trend-setter, particularly for marine engineers and scuba divers who acquired a variety of disposable pollution face masks instead of jellyfish. Ocean pollution, primarily owing to a surplus of plastic wastes harming marine life, has become the talk of the season, with disposable face masks and waterlogged latex gloves strewn across the seabed in various shapes and colours.
New findings
1. COVID Waste: A new type of pollution has emerged, with dozens of gloves, throwaway and filthy masks, and bottles of hand sanitizers littering the Mediterranean Sea's seabed, in addition to the normal aluminium and disposable cups.
2. Curious findings: This unusual marine trash can be found not only in the Mediterranean Sea, but also in surrounding seas that we are leaving for future generations to live and care for, such as the dozens of disposable masks discovered in the uninhabited Soko Islands.
3. Mislead food: With so many dolphins and porpoises stranded, there's a good probability that a mask may be discovered inside one of the bodies during necromancy.
4. Ecological time bomb: The lifespan of these disposable pollution face masks is 450 years. As a result, there are numerous environmental concerns associated with various types of masks.
5. Average lot: At least thirty face masks wash ashore every week on average. And there's a high chance the frequency will grow in the coming weeks.
Time for nature
The subject of World Environment Day 2020 is this. Last year, environmentalists were spotted encouraging residents to stop littering masks on streets, public properties, and tourist spots, sparking a mask pollution outcry.
The idea is to decrease by numbers which is only possible if people follow a set of few rules:
1. Vaccination: This is the 1st step to get immunization which does not replace the need to wear masks when you are outside.
2. Sanitizers: This is again one of the most found marine debris. And it is time to transfer your sanitizing liquid into DIY cans and put in your emptied sanitizer bottles into sealed bags and transferring into the waste bins.
3. Cloth masks: This is particularly possible for the people living indoors as they do not come in direct contact with deadly COVID variants. A common man can easily wash their cloth masks in antiseptic liquid and use it. These masks are easy to make, find in online shops, and give some level of protection, if not any.
4. Disposal: While disposing surgical, N95 or N99 masks, make sure that you need to dip them in antiseptic liquid for at least 72 hours. After that, seal it in a bag and dispose of it with the rest of your rubbish. The goal is to properly destroy and dispose of the objects. Alertness: With only a few persons being tested each day, it would be irresponsible of you to discard the masks in any way. There's a good probability you're an asymptomatic carrier of the virus.
New findings
1. COVID Waste: A new type of pollution has emerged, with dozens of gloves, throwaway and filthy masks, and bottles of hand sanitizers littering the Mediterranean Sea's seabed, in addition to the normal aluminium and disposable cups.
2. Curious findings: This unusual marine trash can be found not only in the Mediterranean Sea, but also in surrounding seas that we are leaving for future generations to live and care for, such as the dozens of disposable masks discovered in the uninhabited Soko Islands.
3. Mislead food: With so many dolphins and porpoises stranded, there's a good probability that a mask may be discovered inside one of the bodies during necromancy.
4. Ecological time bomb: The lifespan of these disposable pollution face masks is 450 years. As a result, there are numerous environmental concerns associated with various types of masks.
5. Average lot: At least thirty face masks wash ashore every week on average. And there's a high chance the frequency will grow in the coming weeks.
Time for nature
The subject of World Environment Day 2020 is this. Last year, environmentalists were spotted encouraging residents to stop littering masks on streets, public properties, and tourist spots, sparking a mask pollution outcry.
The idea is to decrease by numbers which is only possible if people follow a set of few rules:
1. Vaccination: This is the 1st step to get immunization which does not replace the need to wear masks when you are outside.
2. Sanitizers: This is again one of the most found marine debris. And it is time to transfer your sanitizing liquid into DIY cans and put in your emptied sanitizer bottles into sealed bags and transferring into the waste bins.
3. Cloth masks: This is particularly possible for the people living indoors as they do not come in direct contact with deadly COVID variants. A common man can easily wash their cloth masks in antiseptic liquid and use it. These masks are easy to make, find in online shops, and give some level of protection, if not any.
4. Disposal: While disposing surgical, N95 or N99 masks, make sure that you need to dip them in antiseptic liquid for at least 72 hours. After that, seal it in a bag and dispose of it with the rest of your rubbish. The goal is to properly destroy and dispose of the objects. Alertness: With only a few persons being tested each day, it would be irresponsible of you to discard the masks in any way. There's a good probability you're an asymptomatic carrier of the virus.
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