Degradation of disposable face masks in the landfill leachate

The use of disposable face masks as preventive measures significantly increased in the past years. Overloading
landfills with disposable face mask wastes will raise certain environmental concerns. However, their degradation
in landfill leachate is poorly studied. The objective of this study is to investigate the degradation process of the
mask in landfill leachate and quantify the number of microparticles and chemical pollutants released into the landfill
leachate. This project will give the industry and government more detailed information about how to make more
improvements and act more Environmentally friendly in the future about the development and production of the
more degradable and biodegradable materials, considering the process of degradation.

Faculty Supervisor:

Chunjiang An;Ashutosh Bagchi

Student:

Partner:

Meltech Innovation

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Concordia University

Program: