August 30, 2023: Surgical masks hold and release dangerous chemicals at eight times the rate recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines, according to research conducted at the Jeonbuk National University in South Korea.
The study – re-published by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) earlier this year – found that the disposable masks, recommended by health “experts” throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, carried a number of Toxic Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOCs). These compounds have been linked to short-term health problems – such as headaches and nausea – as well as to more serious and deadly long-term issues, including organ damage and multiple cancers.
The researchers purchased 14 disposable and cloth masks online and tested them for TVOCs. They found that cloth masks posed “no relevant health-related concerns” for wearers, reporting the “TVOC concentration levels corresponded to a level that is harmless to the human body.”
However, surgical disposable masks, such as KF94s, contained over 14 times more TVOCs than cloth masks. The EPA recommends TVOC levels to be no higher than 0.5 parts per million in indoor air, yet the disposable masks were measuring up to 4.8 parts per million.
“It is clear that particular attention must be paid to the VOCs associated with the use of KF94 masks [and] their effects on human health,” the researchers concluded.
Source: The National Pulse
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