Millions of Tons of COVID Masks, Gloves Will End Up in Oceans

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By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — While the lockdowns of the pandemic may have done the planet’s atmosphere a favor, a new study predicts that discarded masks, gloves and face shields will add more than 25,000 tons of plastic waste to the world’s oceans. Researchers from Nanjing University’s … Read more