Scientists Warn of Plastic Nano-particles Health Risk in COVID Masks
Concern is mounting among independent doctors, scientists and researchers over unregulated risks from inhalation nano-particles from COVID face masks. A 2021 study published in the U.S. National Library of Medicine warns of glaring gaps in government rules on safety checks. [1]
Scientists found that nano-particles are:
“an important piece missing in the suite of standards and volumes of research on inhalable environmental contaminants.”
The authors found that none of these safety standards, including the ASTM standards (F1862, F2100, F2101, F2299) and NIOSH regulation (42 CFR 84), which are adopted by the FDA in regulating medical face masks and surgical respirators in the U.S. (FDA, 2020a), regulate respirable debris such as micro(nano)plastics that may be present in these products.
It isn’t just the U.S. authorities who are at fault here. A review of current ISO standards (ISO 22609, 16900), EU standards (EN 140, 143, 149, 14683) and Chinese standards (GB 19083, 2626; GB/T 32610, 38880; YY 0469; YY/T 0969) on masks and respirators found no information pertinent to this particular type of hazard.
In ‘Need for assessing the inhalation of micro(nano)plastic debris shed from masks, respirators, and home-made face coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic,’ the authors write:
“This is especially important given that there is already a growing body of evidence on the inhalation of micro(nano)plastics and their adverse effects in humans and animals (Prata, 2018)”
“Going further, investigations will need to be done on whether the debris will cause stress or inflammation in human respiratory tract and exacerbate vulnerability of viral infection”
While the ubiquitous light-blue multi-ply mask structure is deliberately designed for filtering droplets, aerosols, and fine particulates in air drawn from outside, the risk of inhaling plastic microfibers, particles, and fragments from the inside of masks and respirators has only been anecdotally examined.
By putting several top-selling medical face masks and N95 respirators under microscopes the study’s authors “saw abundant loosely attached debris on their inner facings, some showing the morphology of fibers and others as particles, in the micron and sub-micron ranges.”
These loose fibers will certainly be inhaled and likely become trapped in the lungs where they may present a long-term health risk.
See image below:
[Optical and scanned electron microscopy images on top-selling medical face masks and a particulate respirator in mainland China. Images were acquired on the inner facing of each sample product. Scale bars were re-drawn for clarity]
The paper drew attention to another study [2] which addressed the issue that most users of these masks during pandemic measures were unlikely to be following strict medical protocols and often re-use masks that become worn and damaged over time, further loosening plastic material.
Read more at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC7537728/
[1] doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115728
[2] doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-61146-4.
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Charles Higley
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This is neglecting the fact that these masks are useless against an airborne infectious virus. There are also physiological and mental effects from mask wearing.
No nanoparticulate inhalation or other effects for masks, if you do not wear a mask. Got that covered.
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Zoe Phin
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Are they even safe for toilet paper use? Logic would say no. Any studies on anus damage? lol
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jamie cronin
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Actually the surgical masks are not designed to prevent particles from outside as the author suggests, their primary function is to prevent debris from surgeons etc from falling into open wounds….
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richard
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“Nanofibre health risk quantified
Health risks posed to people who work with tiny fibres used in manufacturing industries could be reduced, thanks to new research.
Research into the health risks posed by nanofibres – used to strengthen objects from tennis rackets to airplane wings – has pinpointed the lengths at which these fibres are harmful to the lungs.
Concern has been expressed that new kinds of nanofibres being made by nanotechnology industries might pose a risk because they have a similar shape to asbestos.
Ken DonaldsonProfessor of Respiratory Toxicology
Health risks
Nanofibres, which can be made from a range of materials including carbon, are about 1,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair and can reach the lung cavity when inhaled.
This may lead to a cancer known as mesothelioma, which is known to be caused by breathing in asbestos fibres, which are similar to nanofibres.
Length of fibres
The University study found that lung cells were not affected by short fibres that were less than five-thousandths of a millimetre long.
However, longer fibres can reach the lung cavity, where they become stuck and cause disease.
We knew that long fibres, compared with shorter fibres, could cause tumours but until now we did not know the cut-off length at which this happened. Knowing the length beyond which the tiny fibres can cause disease is important in ensuring that safe fibres are made in the future as well as helping to understand the current risk from asbestos and other fibres
Ken DonaldsonProfessor of Respiratory Toxicology
The researchers, whose study is published in the journal Toxicology Sciences, created fibres of different lengths using minute silver casts.
They then looked at the effect of these fibres on mouse cells to reach their findings”
https://www.ed.ac.uk/news/all-news/nanofibres-220812
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Allan Shelton
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I thought that OR staff wore masks to reduce Bacterial infections NOT viral infections..
There is supposedly a big difference, in particle size.
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Andrew Pilkington
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Thank you, John. Finally someone taking these little buggers seriously.
I have had a few Blue/White masks under my own microscope and recorded video footage of my findings.
The masks had many small Black Specks in them
and often the odd “Dull Gold” Speck/Chunk also.
4/5 masks which I analysed, had Black Hair-like fibres which seemed only loosely attached and “Moved” / “Wriggled” & “Squirmed” when I breathed Warm, Moist air onto them.
All masks were Brand New, from the middle of the pack and from completely different 4 locations:
2 masks were Free and obtained from the same local NHS Mental Health Hospital, months apart. Both masks were riddled with all of the above and both were embossed with the word “BluetreeGroup”. Made in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, by a Company called “Bluetree Group”.
I was given 1 mask by a local Care Home Healthcare Worker. It too, was riddled with all of the above. It was embossed with the word “Weian”, which seems to be a Chinese firm. They seemed to me, quite expensive to purchase.
1 came from a local NHS Clinic. That was Very Clean in comparison. I only found 1 “unresponsive” Black fibre and a few specks, but I had to look hard to find anything. I don’t remember the manufacturer, at this time of night 🙂
1 came from our Main NHS Hospital. That was as Clean as a Whistle.
I voiced my concern from my findings to our Local Member of Parliament and provided links, to my “Roo63” videos on Brand New Tube.
He replied saying, that he had had a word with his colleagues and found nothing on the internet to indicate that there was any cause for concern. He said that his colleagues agreed that they were likely just Clothing Fibres, which had got into the fabric, that they likely only moved, because of the air and moisture and that they are harmless.
No intention to check further into my concerns.
As he has just replied to another email, denouncing Brand New Tube as a place of Conspiracy Theories and, for some unknown reason(?), said I am Anti-Semetic, because of a comment/s I made. His reply in general, tells me that he is Firmly Covid Cult member, dedicated to his Corrupt Corporate Cabal Government, and Not, to be trusted.
I’m just surprised that he didn’t call me an “Anti-Vaxxer” too. lol
Only the Black ones Move btw, except on 1 occasion, where some Very-fine White “Mesh-like” material moved, near a Black fibre.
Earlier analyses have been uploaded to my “Roo63” BNT, BitChute and Odysee channels, and are somewhere on FB’s “Worldwide Awakening” page, if anyone is interested and can understand Lancastrian 🙂
With the Swabs, Injections and the Fanatical way they are pushing their Covid Agenda. It’s like “Invasion of the (‘bloody’) Body Snatchers”.
Sorry for the essay, John. Hope it helps.
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e
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Dr. Jose Luis Sevillano on http://www.orwell.city says it’s graphene oxide in the vials, and that’s metallic, as far as I understand. Other researchers with microscopes have found this in the masks and also in the test swabs, small, squirming threads, mostly black. Makes sense considering the many who could put a magnet on the shot spot and it sticks.
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Andrew Pilkington
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Hi “E”,
I recently uploaded to the above (” Roo63″ etc.), a video proving Magnetism at the injection site. Sad to see that’s True, aswell.
Cheers “E”, glad you see it too. Thank you 🙂
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Andrew Pilkington
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FYI: The link marked “[2]” is not accessible here, John.
Whether it has been taken down, or just not available in England, I haven’t a clue.
“Oops! This Page Is Missing!
Sorry, We Can’t Find What You’re Looking For!
You’ve landed on a URL that doesn’t exist and it’s probably our fault. Here are some options:”
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