Table A11.
Overall environmental impact results for each face mask scenario.
| Scenario 1 – single-use masks | Scenario 2 – reusable masks (manual washing) | Scenario 3 – reusable mask with single-use filters | Scenario 4 – reusable masks (machine washing) | Scenario 5 – reusable masks with single-use filters (machine washing) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF 3.0 Acidification terrestrial and freshwater [mole of H+ eq.] | 6.27E+06 | 2.98E+06 | 5.12E+06 | 2.65E+06 | 4.62E+06 |
| EF 3.0 Cancer human health effects [CTUh] | 6.10E-01 | 5.10E-1 | 7.22E-01 | 3.35E-01 | 5.31E-01 |
| EF 3.0 Climate change [kg CO2 eq.] | 1.47E+09 | 1.04E+09 | 1.61E+09 | 4.10E+08 | 9.64E+08 |
| EF 3.0 Ecotoxicity freshwater [CTUe] | 1.56E+10 | 1.18E+10 | 1.71E+10 | 7.32E+09 | 1.23E+10 |
| EF 3.0 Eutrophication freshwater [kg P eq.] | 4.94E+04 | 6.72E+04 | 8.30E+04 | 3.43E+04 | 4.95E+04 |
| EF 3.0 Ionising radiation - human health [kBq U235 eq.] | 8.05E+07 | 2.27E+07 | 5.53E+07 | 2.37E+07 | 5.32E+07 |
| EF 3.0 Land use [Pt] | 4.68E+09 | 1.09E+10 | 1.28E+10 | 7.56E+09 | 9.34E+09 |
| EF 3.0 Non-cancer human health effects [CTUh] | 7.63E+00 | 1.49E+01 | 1.83E+01 | 1.55E+01 | 1.88E+01 |
| EF 3.0 Ozone depletion [kg CFC-11 eq.] | 2.60E+02 | 3.49E+01 | 1.15E+02 | 3.92E+01 | 1.12E+02 |
| EF 3.0 Photochemical ozone formation – human health [kg NMVOC eq.] | 6.10E+06 | 1.81E+06 | 3.89E+06 | 1.46E+06 | 3.38E+06 |
| EF 3.0 Resource use, energy carriers [MJ] | 2.15E+10 | 1.49E+10 | 2.35E+10 | 5.37E+09 | 1.34E+10 |
| EF 3.0 Resource use, mineral and metals [kg Sb eq.] | 4.87E+02 | 8.67E+02 | 1.11E+03 | 4.75E+02 | 7.11E+02 |
| EF 3.0 Respiratory inorganics [Disease incidences] | 3.23E+01 | 4.57E+01 | 5.73E+01 | 4.54E+01 | 5.65E+01 |
| EF 3.0 Water scarcity [m3 world equiv.] | 1.40E+08 | 3.82E+09 | 3.87E+09 | 1.66E+09 | 1.71E+09 |
Green indicates the lowest results generated; red indicates the highest results generated.