The impact and effectiveness of the general public wearing masks to reduce the spread of pandemics in the UK: a multidisciplinary comparison of single-use masks versus reusable face masks.

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UKRI/EPSRC EP/S024883/1

Data availability: All data generated or analysed during this study are included in this published article (and its supplementary information files).

ScienceOpen disciplines: Environmental management, Policy & Planning

Keywords: PPE, Disposable, Reusable, face mask, LCA, MFA, Surgical mask, Sustainability, Systems modelling, Environmental policy and practice

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UCL Open: Environment Editorial Office wrote:

Date: 16 June 2021

Handling Editor: Dan Osborn

Editorial decision: Request revision. The Handling Editor requested revisions; the article has been returned to the authors to make this revision.

Additional comments from the editor:

The paper addresses a rage of topical issues relevant to the pandemic connected to mask wearing and is thus of global interest.
The paper has been substantially modified in response to the first set of reviewer comments and revision request.
The received review of this revised paper is very favourable in its general assessment and points to a number of minor improvements that the authors could make of which the point about Ireland is perhaps the most important. Making these small corrections will smooth the editorial process to full publication.

2021-06-22 09:34 UTC

UCL Open: Environment Editorial Office wrote:

Decision date: 2/11/2020

Handling Editor: Dan Osborn

This article is a preprint article and has not been peer-reviewed. It is under consideration following submission to UCL Open: Environment Preprint for open peer review.

2020-11-10 11:23 UTC

The impact and effectiveness of the general public wearing masks to reduce the spread of pandemics in the UK: a multidisciplinary comparison of single-use masks versus reusable face masks.

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