Dear Subscriber,
I have recently put out reports telling you that I have been terrified of the impact of plastic contamination from masks, protective gear, etc.
I believe I was the first in the world to sound the alarm perhaps much more than a year ago. Of course if the mainstream media would have gotten to me, I would have been silenced like most others who question the Pied Piper.
I am copying an abstract from a report that came out several months ago, which I just came across. It appears, in the usual shortsightedness of your rulers, that all of us have been put in harm’s way by the draconian mandates. There has been great controversy over the effectiveness of masks. I have been opposed from the getgo. If I had posted the following (now confirmed) fears on my old FB page, I would have been nuked. That’s why I came to Substack.
Folks, this is more than terrifying. And we might not know for a decade or more how many people the Rulers have condemned to pulmonary and other organ injury in the conjecture that a few COVID cases could be prevented. I know small children who have worn masks, and are still wearing masks. I see adults every day, even on outdoor trails, wearing plastic masks.
Please read and share. I hope you’ll help this page to grow. I am sorry that I know of nothing that can help rid your body of this compelled assault on you, the environment, and our fragile planet.
I do know that the alleged green movement is doing NOTHING to stem the destruction of the planet’s living biosphere. But in the name of CO2 (whether correct or incorrect) your few remaining liberties are being castrated.
We have RULERS who care nothing more than the very short term dictates to get their party elected or re-elected. And the American SHEEPLE are there for the pickings of these wolves. We deserve what we have brought onto ourselves. A sad commentary for the planet and those forced to comply.
WHEN WILL WE ALL STAND UP ON OUR HIND FEET AND DEFEND OURSELVES?
Comes to mind the prisoner’s dilemma. If one Nazi ghetto prisoner attempted to rebel, he’d have been put down readily. But if all did, while some and many would have been killed, they might have been able to overcome their captors.
No one is willing to chance being prisoner #1.
To Your Excellent Health,
Robert Jay Rowen, MD
The COVID-19 pandemic led to a sudden global increase in the production, consumption, and mismanagement of personal protective equipment (PPE). As plastic-based PPE such as disposable face masks and gloves have become widely used, human exposure to PPE-derived pollutants may occur through indirect and direct pathways. This review explores the potential health impacts related to plastic-based PPE through these pathways. Face masks release microplastics, which are directly inhaled during use or transported through the environment. The latter can adsorb chemical contaminants and harbor pathogenic microbiota, and once consumed by organisms, they can translocate to multiple organs upon intake, potentially causing detrimental and cytotoxic effects. However, more research is required to have a comprehensive overview of the human health effects.
Keywords: Personal protective equipment, Plastic pollution, Microplastic, Nanoplastic, Mask, Toxicity
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8441111/
Victor Vasques Ribeiro, Gabriel E. De-la-Torre, Ítalo Braga Castro
Mar Pollut Bull. 2022 Apr; 177: 113522. Published online 2022 Mar 10. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113522
PMCID: PMC8907012
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented form of plastic pollution: personal protective equipment (PPE). Numerous studies have reported the occurrence of PPE in the marine environment. However, their degradation in the environment and consequences are poorly understood. Studies have reported that face masks, the most abundant type of PPE, are significant sources of microplastics due to their fibrous microstructure. The fibrous material (mostly consisting of polypropylene) exhibits physical changes in the environment, leading to its fracture and detachment of microfibers. Most studies have evaluated PPE degradation under controlled laboratory conditions. However, in situ degradation experiments, including the colonization of PPE, are largely lacking. Although ecotoxicological studies are largely lacking, the first attempts to understand the impact of MPs released from face masks showed various types of impacts, such as fertility and reproduction deficiencies in both aquatic and terrestrial organisms.
Keywords: Microplastic, Mask, Protective equipment, Pollution, Characterization techniques
Degradation of plastics associated with the COVID-19 pandemic
Carlos Ivan Pizarro-Ortega, Diana Carolina Dioses-Salinas, Melisa D. Fernández Severini, Ana D. Forero López, Guido Noé Rimondino, Nsikak U. Benson, Sina Dobaradaran, Gabriel Enrique De-la-Torre
Mar Pollut Bull. 2022 Mar; 176: 113474. Published online 2022 Feb 24. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113474
PMCID: PMC8866080
Tara Hatami, Md. Refat Jahan Rakib, Reyhane Madadi, Gabriel E. De-la-Torre, Abubakr M. Idris
Sci Total Environ. 2022 Jun 10; 824: 153771. Published online 2022 Feb 16. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153771
PMCID: PMC8848538
Tadele Assefa Aragaw, Gabriel E. De-la-Torre, Alebel A. Teshager
Sci Total Environ. 2022 May 10; 820: 153261. Published online 2022 Jan 20. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153261
PMCID: PMC8787314
A review on emergency disposal and management of medical waste during the COVID-19 pandemic in China
Hailong Zhao, Hanqiao Liu, Guoxia Wei, Ning Zhang, Haoyu Qiao, Yongyue Gong, Xiangnan Yu, Jianhua Zhou, Yuhang Wu
Sci Total Environ. 2022 Mar 1; 810: 152302. Published online 2021 Dec 10. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152302
PMCID: PMC8660658
Mask Plastic Does Enter Your Lungs!
This comment baffles me: "No one is willing to chance being prisoner #1." What is intended by this remark? We have people all over this country who have been standing up, speaking up, choosing to leave their jobs (as I did) over masks and testing -- never mind getting injected with an experimental concoction of gene-altering junk. We've had massive rallies. We've had doctors losing their jobs, losing their privileges at hospitals. We have writers like Allan Stevo who have been writing on the topic of masks for probably close to two years. We've had dozens -- probably hundreds -- of lawsuits. What we have in this country is eye-watering lawlessness -- and that's coming from the judiciary and "law enforcement"! We have "law enforcement" "officers" as ignorant AF when it comes to the law. Examples abound of these uniformed ignoramuses enforcing illegal edicts and issuing citations to real Americans who stood up for their God-given, Constitutionally-protected rights -- rights that other inhabitants of this country chose to ignore., toss away like they were nothing. I could go on...
So, may I ask again? What is it that you mean when you say, "No one is willing to chance being prisoner #1."?
Brilliant, as per usual, Dr Rowen.