How Communities Can Respond to Mask Contamination in the Post-Epidemic Era

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10.2991/978-2-38476-253-8_74How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Epidemic; Abandoned masks; Pollution; community

Abstract

Since the outbreak of the epidemic, masks have effectively prevented the spread of viruses and other diseases. The main components of disposable masks we use are polypropylene and polyethylene. Abandoned masks can have serious impacts on society, the environment, and humanity. With the normalization of epidemic prevention and control, masks are still an indispensable epidemic prevention item in people's lives in the post epidemic era. The “new pollution” caused by discarded masks should be of concern to the government, society, experts, and more people. Preventing and eliminating the “new pollution” caused by disposable masks has become an urgent problem that the government and society need to solve. This article analyzes the current situation of mask pollution, conducts a comprehensive survey and model analysis through a community resident network survey questionnaire, and proposes countermeasures for the standardized disposal of discarded masks in the community to eliminate the pollution and harm caused by discarded masks.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Geer Ni
AU  - Mohan Liu
AU  - Congdi Yan
AU  - Hongde Sui
AU  - Shiyao Hu
AU  - Yuehan Ge
AU  - Yan Tang
AU  - Xitong Zhang
AU  - Yilin He
AU  - Shuyang Zhao
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/05/28
TI  - How Communities Can Respond to Mask Contamination in the Post-Epidemic Era
BT  - Proceedings of the 2024 3rd International Conference on Humanities, Wisdom Education and Service Management (HWESM 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 619
EP  - 627
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-253-8_74
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-253-8_74
ID  - Ni2024
ER  -