Implications of COVID-19 on global environmental pollution and carbon emissions with strategies for sustainability in the COVID-19 era

M Yang, L Chen, G Msigwa, KHD Tang… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The impacts of COVID-19 on global environmental pollution since its onset in December
2019 require special attention. The rapid spread of COVID-19 globally has led countries to …

Effects of COVID-19 on the environment: An overview on air, water, wastewater, and solid waste

K Elsaid, V Olabi, ET Sayed, T Wilberforce… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on surface water quality in Ireland using advanced Irish water quality index (IEWQI) model

MG Uddin, MTM Diganta, AM Sajib, A Rahman… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted various aspects of life, including
environmental conditions. Surface water quality (WQ) is one area affected by lockdowns …

Sustainable development goals under threat? Multidimensional impact of COVID-19 on our planet and society outweigh short term global pollution reduction

A Qadeer, M Anis, Z Ajmal, KL Kirsten, M Usman… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call on all nations to accomplish 17
broad global development goals by 2030. However, the COVID-19 pandemic presents a …

The coastal tourism industry in the Mediterranean: A critical review of the socio-economic and environmental pressures & impacts

N Mejjad, A Rossi, AB Pavel - Tourism Management Perspectives, 2022 - Elsevier
Tourism is a vital economic source in the Mediterranean basin. The sun and beach tourists
are of major social and economic importance for almost all Mediterranean countries …

Disposal behavior of used masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Moroccan community: potential environmental impact

N Mejjad, EK Cherif, A Rodero, DA Krawczyk… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The spread of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) levied on the Moroccan authorities to
increase their mask production capacity, which reached up to 12 million facemask units …

Water quality and water pollution in time of COVID-19: positive and negative repercussions

VM Manoiu, K Kubiak-Wójcicka, AI Craciun, Ç Akman… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the new COVID-19 disease a
pandemic. Most countries responded with a lockdown to reduce its effects, which brought …

Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on aquatic environment and fishing community: Boon or bane?

A Mallik, P Chakraborty, S Bhushan, BB Nayak - Marine Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
COVID-19 pandemic is a serious threat for mankind having an extensive socio-economic
impact. However, it is considered as an unfortunate event with some positive environmental …

COVID-19 impacts on beaches and coastal water pollution at selected sites in Ecuador, and management proposals post-pandemic

FI Ormaza-Gonzaìlez, D Castro-Rodas… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has obliged Governments all around the world to implement
confinement and social distancing measures. Leisure and business activities on beaches …

Impacts of COVID-19 on the aquatic environment and implications on aquatic food production

FM Yusoff, AF Abdullah, AZ Aris, WAD Umi - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2), resulted in ecological changes of aquatic ecosystems, affected the aquatic …