ReviewJournal of environmental management2021
Effects of COVID-19 on the environment: An overview on air, water, wastewater, and solid waste.
Review in Journal of environmental management, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 111 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Driving forces and variation in water footprint before and after the COVID-19 lockdown in Fujian Province of China.Journal of cleaner production · 2023Article
- The impact of COVID-19 on economy, air pollution and income: evidence from China.Stochastic environmental research and risk assessment : research journal · 2023Article
- Predictive modeling and analysis of air quality - Visualizing before and during COVID-19 scenarios.Journal of environmental management · 2023Article
- Quantifying the spatiotemporal evolution characteristics of medical waste generation during the outbreak of public health emergencies.Journal of material cycles and waste management · 2023Article
- Changes in Air Quality during the Period of COVID-19 in China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Air pollution rebound and different recovery modes during the period of easing COVID-19 restrictions.The Science of the total environment · 2022Article
- Effects of Covid-19 pandemic lockdown and environmental pollution assessment in Campania region (Italy) through the analysis of heavy metals in honeybees.Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2022Article
- COVID-19 related policies: The role of environmental concern in understanding citizens' preferences.Environmental research · 2022Article
- Role of Dentist: COVID19 and Mucormycosis.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2022Review
- Hospital waste generation during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic: a case study in Delhi.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022Article
- Temporal characteristics and spatial heterogeneity of air quality changes due to the COVID-19 lockdown in China.Resources, conservation, and recycling · 2022Article
- Virtual Methodology for Household Waste Characterization During The Pandemic in An Urban District of Peru: Citizen Science for Waste Management.Environmental management · 2022Article
- A mini-review: positive impact of COVID-19 on Arial health and ecology.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022Review
- Drugs used during the COVID-19 first wave in Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain) and their presence in the environment.The Science of the total environment · 2022Article
- Human viruses lurking in the environment activated by excessive use of COVID-19 prevention supplies.Environment international · 2022Article
- Evidence of Covid-19 lockdown effects on riverine dissolved organic matter dynamics provides a proof-of-concept for needed regulations of anthropogenic emissions.The Science of the total environment · 2022Article
- Impact of COVID19 restrictions on organic micropollutants in wastewater treatment plants and human consumption rates.The Science of the total environment · 2022Article
- Indirect effects of COVID-19 on the environment: How deep and how long?The Science of the total environment · 2022Article
- Travel changes and equitable access to urban parks in the post COVID-19 pandemic period: Evidence from Wuhan, China.Journal of environmental management · 2022Article
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the world hardly as of the beginning of 2020 and quickly spread worldwide from its first-reported point in early Dec. 2019. By mid-March 2021, the COVID-19 almost hit all countries worldwide, with about 122 and 2.7 million confirmed cases and deaths, respectively. As a strong measure to stop the infection spread and deaths, many countries have enforced quarantine and lockdown of many activities. The shutdown of these activities has resulted in large economic losses. However, it has been widely reported that these measures have resulted in improved air quality, more specifically in highly polluted areas characterized by massive population and industrial activities. The reduced levels of carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, and particulate matter emissions have been reported and confirmed worldwide in association with lockdown periods. On the other hand, ozone levels in ambient air have been found to increase, mainly in response to the reduced nitrogen emissions. In addition, improved water quality in natural water resources has been reported as well. Wastewater facilities have reported a higher level of organic load with persistent chemicals due to the increased use of sanitizers, disinfectants, and antibiotics. The solid waste generated due to the COVID-19 pandemic was found to increase both qualitatively and quantitatively. This work presents and summarizes the observed environmental effects of COVID-19 as reported in the literature for different countries worldwide. The work provides a distinct overview considering the effects imposed by COVID-19 on the air, water, wastewater, and solid waste as critical elements of the environment.
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