Reuse of medical face masks in domestic and community settings without sacrificing safety: Ecological and economical lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic

Dismantling myths on the airborne transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)

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The COVID-19 pandemic face mask waste: A blooming threat to the marine environment

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A Novel Coronavirus from Patients with Pneumonia in China, 2019

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Can N95 Respirators Be Reused after Disinfection? How Many Times?

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Disinfection of N95 respirators by ionized hydrogen peroxide during pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to SARS-CoV-2

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Disinfection of N95 masks artificially contaminated with SARS-CoV-2 and ESKAPE bacteria using hydrogen peroxide plasma: Impact on the reutilization of disposable devices

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COVID-19 Pandemic Repercussions on the Use and Management of Plastics

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Effects of Sterilization With Hydrogen Peroxide and Chlorine Dioxide on the Filtration Efficiency of N95, KN95, and Surgical Face Masks

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Recharging and rejuvenation of decontaminated N95 masks

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Controlled Heat and Humidity-Based Treatment for the Reuse of Personal Protective Equipment: A Pragmatic Proof-of-Concept to Address the Mass Shortage of Surgical Masks and N95/FFP2 Respirators and to Prevent the SARS-CoV2 Transmission

(2020) Louis Bernard et al.   Frontiers in Medicine

COVID-19 waste management: Effective and successful measures in Wuhan, China

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COVID-19 pandemic repercussions on plastic and antiviral polymeric textile causing pollution on beaches and coasts of South America

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High tolerance of hepatitis B virus to thermal disinfection

(2019) Alexander König et al.   JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY

Towards design strategies for circular medical products

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Filter quality of electret masks in filtering 14.6–594 nm aerosol particles: Effects of five decontamination methods

(2017) Tzu-Hsien Lin et al.   PLoS One

Filtration performances of HVAC filters for PM10 and microbial aerosols— Influence of management in a lab-scale air handling unit

(2016) Luisa F. González et al.   AEROSOL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Sustainable healthcare and environmental life-cycle impacts of disposable supplies: a focus on disposable custom packs

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