Probably not necessary for the Giza group, but this is an excellent resource on the negative impact of masking.
• A South Korean study, published in May 2023, found that N95 masks can release toxic volatile organic compounds (TVOC) at levels eight times higher than considered safe.
• A Japanese study, published in Nature Scientific Reports, found a significant number of bacteria and fungi on face masks, including some pathogenic microbes.
• An Israeli-Canadian study, published in Cognitive Research in February 2022, found that “face masks disrupt holistic processing and face perception in school-age children”.
• An Italian study using real-time capnography found that face masks and N95/FFP2 masks increased CO2 levels in inhaled air to levels above the acceptable exposure threshold.
• A study conducted by the University Hospital of Leipzig in Germany found that surgical masks and N95 masks significantly reduce the resilience and performance of healthy adults.
• The Hamburg Environmental Institute warned of the inhalation of chlorine compounds in polyester masks as well as environmental issues in connection with face mask disposal.
• The European rapid alert system RAPEX has already recalled over 100 mask models because they did not meet EU quality standards and could lead to “serious risks”.
• A study by the University of Muenster in Germany found that on N95 (FFP2) masks, Sars-CoV-2 may remain infectious for several days, thus increasing the risk of self-contamination.
• In China, several children who had to wear a mask during gym classes fainted and died; autopsies found a sudden cardiac arrest as the probable cause of death. In the US, a car driver wearing an N95 (FFP2) mask fainted and crashed due to CO2 intoxication.
