# A life cycle assessment of reprocessing face masks during the Covid-19 pandemic

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/a-life-cycle-assessment-of-reprocessing-face-masks-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Bart van Straten,Sharina Ligtelijn,Lieke Droog,Esther Putman,Jenny Dankelman,Nicolaas H. Sperna Weiland,Tim Horeman |
| Citations | 79 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41598-021-97188-5 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | gold |
| OA URL | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-97188-5.pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W3121857154 |
| PMID | 34480045 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2021 |

## Paper authors

- [Tim Horeman](https://scholariq.org/researchers/tim-horeman/)

## Paper journal

- [Scientific Reports](https://scholariq.org/journals/scientific-reports/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management](https://scholariq.org/topics/healthcare-and-environmental-waste-management/)

## Paper topics

- [Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management](https://scholariq.org/topics/healthcare-and-environmental-waste-management/)
- [Infection Control and Ventilation](https://scholariq.org/topics/infection-control-and-ventilation/)
- [COVID-19 and healthcare impacts](https://scholariq.org/topics/covid-19-and-healthcare-impacts/)

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