Canadian and Filipino watchdog groups urge governments to take precautionary action vs. face masks containing graphene and other nanoparticles
13 April 2021, Quezon City. The environmental health watchdog groups EcoWaste Coalition (based in Quezon City, Philippines) and ETC Group (based in Quebec, Canada) have called upon the health authorities to ensure that face masks sold in the market do not contain nanographene, a novel nanomaterial, that may cause harm to the lungs.
The groups’ push to rid the market of graphene-containing face masks came on the heels of a recent advisory by Health Canada advising the public not to use such masks “because there is a potential that they could inhale graphene particles, which may pose health risks.”