Recycling of Anti-COVID-19 Filtering Facepiece Respirators for Use as Preliminary Water Filters
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Song, Uhram | - |
dc.contributor.author | Kim, Jieun | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-06-08T02:40:06Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2023-06-08T02:40:06Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2023-06 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1735-6865 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 2008-2304 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/22553 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Although the United Nations has set sustainable management of water as an important worldwide goal, methods to supply clean water to underdeveloped countries are generally lacking. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as increased the worldwide use of filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs), resulting in enormous amounts of plastic waste. The present study tested whether FFRs could be recycled for use as preliminary water filters. Filtering of contaminated water with FFRs significantly reduced its turbidity, as well as concentrations of total organic carbon and major pollutants such as P, K, Mg, and Fe. Most of the filtered samples satisfied the drinking water quality standards of the World Health Organization. The additional use of FFRs decontamination process with hydrogen peroxide or ultraviolet germicidal irradiation, and sterilization with water purification tablets can eliminate disease-causing microorganisms and further reduce turbidity that would make water suitable for drinking. Recycling anti-COVID-19 FFRs for use as preliminary water filters is an effective and sustainable method for solving both drinking water problems and waste due to FFRs. | - |
dc.language | 영어 | - |
dc.language.iso | ENG | - |
dc.publisher | University of Tehran | - |
dc.title | Recycling of Anti-COVID-19 Filtering Facepiece Respirators for Use as Preliminary Water Filters | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.publisher.location | 스위스 | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s41742-023-00526-w | - |
dc.identifier.scopusid | 2-s2.0-85152680464 | - |
dc.identifier.wosid | 000964699500002 | - |
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitation | International Journal of Environmental Research, v.17, no.3 | - |
dc.citation.title | International Journal of Environmental Research | - |
dc.citation.volume | 17 | - |
dc.citation.number | 3 | - |
dc.type.docType | Article | - |
dc.description.isOpenAccess | N | - |
dc.description.journalRegisteredClass | scie | - |
dc.description.journalRegisteredClass | scopus | - |
dc.relation.journalResearchArea | Environmental Sciences & Ecology | - |
dc.relation.journalWebOfScienceCategory | Environmental Sciences | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | DRINKING-WATER | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Facepiece respirators | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Drinking water | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Sustainability | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Recycling | - |
dc.subject.keywordAuthor | Water quality | - |
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