Titanium dioxide particles frequently present in face masks intended for general use require regulatory control

Although titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) is a suspected human carcinogen when inhaled, fiber-grade TiO 2 (nano)particles were demonstrated in synthetic textile fibers of face masks intended for the general public. STEM-EDX analysis on sections of a variety of single use and reusable face masks visualized...

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Published in:	Scientific reports Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 2529 - 9
Main Authors:	Verleysen, Eveline, Ledecq, Marina, Siciliani, Lisa, Cheyns, Karlien, Vleminckx, Christiane, Blaude, Marie-Noelle, De Vos, Sandra, Brassinne, Frédéric, Van Steen, Frederic, Nkenda, Régis, Machiels, Ronny, Waegeneers, Nadia, Van Loco, Joris, Mast, Jan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 15.02.2022 Nature Publishing Group Nature Portfolio
Subjects:	639/301/357/354 639/925/929/170 639/925/929/353 Carcinogens COVID-19 COVID-19 - prevention & control COVID-19 - virology Face Fibers Humanities and Social Sciences Humans Inhalation Inhalation Exposure - analysis Masks Metal Nanoparticles - chemistry Microscopy, Electron, Transmission multidisciplinary Particle Size Polyamides SARS-CoV-2 - isolation & purification Science Science (multidisciplinary) Social Control, Formal Spectrophotometry, Atomic Textile fibers Textiles Textiles - analysis Titanium - analysis Titanium dioxide
ISSN:	2045-2322, 2045-2322
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