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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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Autores principales: 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
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8847427/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35169246
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-06605-w