The “go green” pro- face mask clan has contaminated the Thames river with microplastics

https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/face-masks-microplastics-thames-river/

In an experiment that happened on accident, a team of researchers were testing the water in the Thames river for microplastics contamination. The experiment began in 2019, before we knew anything about covid, and prior to the mass use of disposable face masks.

“One key finding from our research is that, although there was a 34% decrease in microplastics from pre-COVID-19 levels in the river during lockdown one, levels rose by 77% during the second national lockdown in late 2020 compared to lockdown one.” “We then filtered the water and scanned it with a microscope to measure the levels of tiny plastic particles. In all, across the two years, five sites and 354 liters, we found a total of 4,480 microplastics. That works out to an average of 17.6 pieces per liter. The highest levels were during lockdown two when there were 27.1 pieces per liter.

“One study found these masks release at least 24,300 microplastic fibers per wash, and if everyone in the U.K. used one face mask daily for a year, it would produce 66,000 tonnes of unrecyclable and contaminated plastic waste. This wouldn’t have been such a problem — at least in terms of microplastic pollution — if the masks had been disposed of properly in bins. But unfortunately face masks littered on pavements or left abandoned on public transport became a common sight, while people often accidentally washed their single-use masks.”

Around the metro area where I reside, there are used disposable masks everywhere. We also have very large waterways in our area, where the Kansas and Missouri River join, and flow to the Mississippi River a few hundred miles to the east. The contamination seen in London is an easily replicatable study in every area with a major water source nearby. We are supposed to eat bugs and drive electric cars to reduce our carbon footprint, but we couldn’t even manage to properly dispose of irrelevant nonsensical disposable masks to prevent contaminating our waterways with microplastics? Yeah ok.