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. 2021 Aug 25;3:e022. doi: 10.14324/111.444/ucloe.000022

Table A13.

Overall environmental impact results for the new single-use face masks supply scenarios compared to Scenario 4 (use of four reusable masks in rotation and machine-washed).

S1 – single-use masks, manufactured China S4 – reusable masks, machine washed, manufactured in China S1a – single-use masks, manufactured in Turkey S1b – single-use masks, manufactured in UK (materials from China) S1c – single-use masks, manufactured in UK (materials from Turkey)
EF 3.0 Acidification terrestrial and freshwater [mole of H+ eq.] 6.27E+06 2.65E+06 1.18E+06 3.80E+06 1.02E+06
EF 3.0 Cancer human health effects [CTUh] 6.10E-01 3.35E-01 1.16E-01 3.74E-01 1.15E-01
EF 3.0 Climate change [kg CO2 eq.] 1.47E+09 4.10E+08 4.04E+08 9.68E+08 4.08E+08
EF 3.0 Ecotoxicity freshwater [CTUe] 1.56E+10 7.32E+09 8.05E+09 1.47E+10 1.07E+10
EF 3.0 Eutrophication freshwater [kg P eq.] 4.94E+04 3.43E+04 2.59E+04 4.93E+04 3.72E+04
EF 3.0 Ionising radiation – human health [kBq U235 eq.] 8.05E+07 2.37E+07 9.10E+06 5.34E+07 1.59E+07
EF 3.0 Land use [Pt] 4.68E+09 7.56E+09 3.08E+09 4.45E+09 3.71E+09
EF 3.0 Non-cancer human health effects [CTUh] 7.63E+00 1.55E+01 4.28E+00 6.06E+00 4.44E+00
EF 3.0 Ozone depletion [kg CFC-11 eq.] 2.60E+02 3.92E+01 1.64E+01 1.49E+02 1.97E+01
EF 3.0 Photochemical ozone formation – human health [kg NMVOC eq.] 6.10E+06 1.46E+06 8.37E+05 3.64E+06 8.45E+05
EF 3.0 Resource use, energy carriers [MJ] 2.15E+10 5.37E+09 6.43E+09 1.46E+10 6.68E+09
EF 3.0 Resource use, mineral and metals [kg Sb eq.] 4.87E+02 4.75E+02 4.17E+02 4.77E+02 4.52E+02
EF 3.0 Respiratory inorganics [Disease incidences] 3.23E+01 4.54E+01 1.39E+01 2.06E+01 1.27E+01
EF 3.0 Water scarcity [m3 world equiv.] 1.40E+08 1.66E+09 7.02E+07 1.03E+08 6.27E+07

Green indicates the lowest results generated; red indicates the highest results generated.