Oh those lovely N95 masks……not only do they trap bacteria, but the VOC’s in them can cause cancer and seizures
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12443319/Mask-study-published-NIH-suggests-N95-Covid-masks-expose-wearers-dangerous-level-toxic-compounds-linked-seizures-cancer.html
As we enter the fall propaganda period of mask up and jab up……here is yet another reason to just say no to the failed and unnecessary mask. They tout the N95 as the mask of choice due to particulate filtering. But what happens when wearing those masks? We have already discussed the CDC recommending not wearing them for more than an hour per day due to lowered O2 and anoxic injury. Now we have the chemical VOC’s that come off those masks and you breathe them in, known carcinogens and possible seizure causing substances.
“The study found that the chemicals released by these masks had eight times the recommended safety limit of toxic volatile organic compounds (TVOCs). Inhaling TVOCs has been linked to health issues like headaches and nausea, while prolonged and repeated inhalation has been linked to organ damage and even cancer.”
In the latest study, researchers tested 14 disposable and cloth masks purchased online by measuring the amount of TVOCs in them. The disposable masks were KFAD and KF94 models, which were made from thermoplastics polypropylene and polyurethane nylon. These masks have been popularized in South Korea, where the study was conducted, whereas KN95s are more popular in the US.
However, their differences are miniscule. KFADs and KF94s filter 94 percent of particles, while KN95s filter 95 percent.
The cloth masks were made from cotton, ramie - a vegetable fiber - and polyurethane.
'These TVOC concentration levels corresponded to a level that is harmless to the human body (no relevant health-related concerns),' the researchers wrote.
However, the disposable masks contained up to 14 times the TVOCs than cotton masks. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends keeping TVOC levels below 0.5 parts per million in indoor air.
The sample with the highest amount of TVOCs had 4,808 cubic meters per microgram, which is about 4.8 parts per million. This is equal to 8 TIMES the recommended limit of TVOC’s that should be inhaled.
Here is the link to the NIH published study from South Korea: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37079939/
When the VA FINALLY dropped their misguided masking policy earlier this year, the staff were visibly relieved. I asked a doctor about this. She told me that the VA made it a dismissal level offense to not wear a mask. What's more, it had to be a mask that the VA issued. The kicker was that the masks were in short supply at the VA so the employees were issued one mask every two weeks. The doctor said the masks were unimaginably nasty by the end of the second week and were not preventing the spread of anything. Only a Federal Bureaucracy could create such unsanitary conditions in the name of reducing the spread of infection. And people want MORE government in their lives. Ha Ha.
PS. These are the same people that think the best way to treat pain is to tell the sufferer to pretend it doesn't hurt. There is a special lagoon in the eternal lake of fire reserved for these people.
I went to a dr last October that cycles out of oncology offices and they forced me to put the mask on below my nose to comply even though I explained they caused me anxiety. After sitting in the waiting room for an hour being forced to listen to The View which could not be changed they took my blood pressure and it was 177/96. I explained I can’t tolerate wearing any mask including the paper one they forced on me and the nurse told me to take it off, gave me a few minutes and she took my BP again and it was 119/76. So they told me I didn’t have to wear it anymore. Some of us really do have serious reactions to covering our faces that are measurable right away.