Interesting article that implies one should “air out” a mask prior to wearing it (to get rid of toxic VOCs). For an N95, this requires 6 hrs.
Highly Time-Resolved and Nontargeted Characterization of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Face Masks
voc emission from a mask:
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.estlett.2c00524
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