Impact assessment of COVID-19 global pandemic on water, environment, and humans
One of the most significant threats to global health since the Second World War is the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to COVID-19 widespread social, environmental, economic, and health concerns. Other unfavourable factors also emerged, including increased trash brought on by high consumption of packaged foo...
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| author | Taqi Raza Muhammad Shehzad Mazahir Abbas Neal S. Eash Hanuman Singh Jatav Mika Sillanpaa Trevan Flynn |
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| description | One of the most significant threats to global health since the Second World War is the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to COVID-19 widespread social, environmental, economic, and health concerns. Other unfavourable factors also emerged, including increased trash brought on by high consumption of packaged foods, takeout meals, packaging from online shopping, and the one-time use of plastic products. Due to labour shortages and residents staying at home during mandatory lockdowns, city municipal administrations' collection and recycling capacities have decreased, frequently damaging the environment (air, water, and soil) and ecological and human systems. The COVID-19 challenges are more pronounced in unofficial settlements of developing nations, particularly for developing nations of the world, as their fundamental necessities, such as air quality, water quality, trash collection, sanitation, and home security, are either non-existent or difficult to obtain. According to reports, during the pandemic's peak days (20 August 2021 (741 K cases), 8 million tonnes of plastic garbage were created globally, and 25 thousand tonnes of this waste found its way into the ocean. This thorough analysis attempts to assess the indirect effects of COVID-19 on the environment, human systems, and water quality that pose dangers to people and potential remedies. Strong national initiatives could facilitate international efforts to attain environmental sustainability goals. Significant policies should be formulated like good quality air, pollution reduction, waste management, better sanitation system, and personal hygiene. This review paper also elaborated that further investigations are needed to investigate the magnitude of impact and other related factors for enhancement of human understanding of ecosystem to manage the water, environment and human encounter problems during epidemics/pandemics in near future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-befffa1a472a4eaa83d9191847ba873b2023-03-13T04:16:16ZengElsevierEnvironmental Advances2666-76572023-04-0111100328Impact assessment of COVID-19 global pandemic on water, environment, and humansTaqi Raza0Muhammad Shehzad1Mazahir Abbas2Neal S. Eash3Hanuman Singh Jatav4Mika Sillanpaa5Trevan Flynn6Department of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science, University of Tennessee, USA; Corresponding author.Government College University Lahore, PakistanDepartment of Bioscience, University of Wah Cantt, Quaid Avenue, Wah Cantt 47040, PakistanDepartment of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science, University of Tennessee, USADepartment of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Rajasthan 303329, India; Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, IndiaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, School of Mining, Metallurgy and Chemical Engineering, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 17011, Doornfontein 2028, South AfricaDepartment of Horticulture and Natural Resources, University of Bonn, GermanyOne of the most significant threats to global health since the Second World War is the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to COVID-19 widespread social, environmental, economic, and health concerns. Other unfavourable factors also emerged, including increased trash brought on by high consumption of packaged foods, takeout meals, packaging from online shopping, and the one-time use of plastic products. Due to labour shortages and residents staying at home during mandatory lockdowns, city municipal administrations' collection and recycling capacities have decreased, frequently damaging the environment (air, water, and soil) and ecological and human systems. The COVID-19 challenges are more pronounced in unofficial settlements of developing nations, particularly for developing nations of the world, as their fundamental necessities, such as air quality, water quality, trash collection, sanitation, and home security, are either non-existent or difficult to obtain. According to reports, during the pandemic's peak days (20 August 2021 (741 K cases), 8 million tonnes of plastic garbage were created globally, and 25 thousand tonnes of this waste found its way into the ocean. This thorough analysis attempts to assess the indirect effects of COVID-19 on the environment, human systems, and water quality that pose dangers to people and potential remedies. Strong national initiatives could facilitate international efforts to attain environmental sustainability goals. Significant policies should be formulated like good quality air, pollution reduction, waste management, better sanitation system, and personal hygiene. This review paper also elaborated that further investigations are needed to investigate the magnitude of impact and other related factors for enhancement of human understanding of ecosystem to manage the water, environment and human encounter problems during epidemics/pandemics in near future.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666765722001636COVID-19Environmental concernWater and air pollutionEnvironmental imbalanceHealth risks |
| spellingShingle | Taqi Raza Muhammad Shehzad Mazahir Abbas Neal S. Eash Hanuman Singh Jatav Mika Sillanpaa Trevan Flynn Impact assessment of COVID-19 global pandemic on water, environment, and humans Environmental Advances COVID-19 Environmental concern Water and air pollution Environmental imbalance Health risks |
| title | Impact assessment of COVID-19 global pandemic on water, environment, and humans |
| title_full | Impact assessment of COVID-19 global pandemic on water, environment, and humans |
| title_fullStr | Impact assessment of COVID-19 global pandemic on water, environment, and humans |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact assessment of COVID-19 global pandemic on water, environment, and humans |
| title_short | Impact assessment of COVID-19 global pandemic on water, environment, and humans |
| title_sort | impact assessment of covid 19 global pandemic on water environment and humans |
| topic | COVID-19 Environmental concern Water and air pollution Environmental imbalance Health risks |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666765722001636 |
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