environmental problem – ClarkCountyToday.com https://www.clarkcountytoday.com Your News Source with Integrity Mon, 09 May 2022 21:51:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cropped-Andis-CCT-Icon-NEW-170522-01-1-36x36.jpg environmental problem – ClarkCountyToday.com https://www.clarkcountytoday.com 32 32 Disposable masks could be used to make more durable concrete https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/disposable-masks-could-be-used-to-make-more-durable-concrete/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=disposable-masks-could-be-used-to-make-more-durable-concrete https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/disposable-masks-could-be-used-to-make-more-durable-concrete/#respond Mon, 09 May 2022 21:50:58 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=114689 The WSU researchers developed a process to fabricate tiny mask fibers, ranging from five to 30 millimeters in length, and then added them to cement concrete to strengthen it and to prevent its cracking. Photo courtesy Washington State University

With the pervasive single-use masks during the pandemic now presenting an environmental problem, researchers have demonstrated the idea of incorporating old masks into a cement mixture to create stronger, more durable concrete. ]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/disposable-masks-could-be-used-to-make-more-durable-concrete/feed/ 0