Safe traveling in public transport amid COVID-19

D Ku, C Yeon, S Lee, K Lee, K Hwang, YC Li… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Several intensive policies, such as mandatorily wearing masks and practicing social
distancing, have been implemented in South Korea to prevent the spread of the novel …

Collaborative multicenter vehicle routing problem with time windows and mixed deliveries and pickups

Y Wang, L Ran, X Guan, J Fan, Y Sun… - Expert Systems with …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study focuses on the collaborative multicenter vehicle routing problem with time
windows and mixed deliveries and pickups (CMVRPTWMDP), which is a variant of the …

[HTML][HTML] A simulation-based analysis for effective distribution of COVID-19 vaccines: A case study in Norway

X Sun, EA Andoh, H Yu - Transportation Research Interdisciplinary …, 2021 - Elsevier
Since December 2020, the vaccines from several manufacturers, eg, Pfizer/BioNTech,
Moderna, etc., have been approved for mass vaccination to control the COVID-19 pandemic …

Impacts of COVID-19 outbreak on the municipal solid waste management: Now and beyond the pandemic

P Roy, AK Mohanty, A Wagner, S Sharif… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the municipal essential services, including municipal
solid waste (MSW) management. This study has reviewed the literature on MSW and solid …

Development of an assessment method for investigating the impact of climate and urban parameters in confirmed cases of COVID-19: A new challenge in sustainable …

B Pirouz, S Shaffiee Haghshenas, B Pirouz… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sustainable development has been a controversial global topic, and as a complex concept
in recent years, it plays a key role in creating a favorable future for societies. Meanwhile …

Global face mask pollution: threats to the environment and wildlife, and potential solutions

L Wang, S Li, IM Ahmad, G Zhang, Y Sun… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Face masks are an indispensable low-cost public healthcare necessity for containing viral
transmission. After the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) became a pandemic, there was an …

Antifragile, sustainable and agile healthcare waste chain network design by considering blockchain, resiliency, robustness and risk

R Lotfi, H Hazrati, SS Ali, SM Sharifmousavi… - … European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
This study focuses on the most critical issue facing the COVID-19 pandemic: Healthcare
Waste Management (HWM). With the increase in patient numbers, effective HWM becomes …

[HTML][HTML] A stochastic network design problem for hazardous waste management

H Yu, X Sun, WD Solvang, G Laporte… - Journal of cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hazardous waste management is of paramount importance due to the potential threats
posed to the environment and local residents. The design of a hazardous waste …

Microplastics in soils during the COVID-19 pandemic: Sources, migration and transformations, and remediation technologies

S Zhao, J Zhang - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a notable upsurge of 5–10% in global plastic
production, which could have potential implications on the soil quality through increased …

Municipal solid waste management during COVID-19 pandemic: a comparison between the current activities and guidelines

J Torkashvand, A Jonidi Jafari, K Godini… - … of Environmental Health …, 2021 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone's lifestyle and this has resulted in a change
in the quantity and composition of municipal solid wastes. Moreover, the post-pandemic …