Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment, waste management, and energy sectors: a deeper look into the long-term impacts

BA Mohamed, IMR Fattah, B Yousaf… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic not only has caused a global health crisis but also has significant
environmental consequences. Although many studies are confirming the short-term …

Environmental impact of increased soap consumption during COVID-19 pandemic: Biodegradable soap production and sustainable packaging

MR Chirani, E Kowsari, T Teymourian… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
A year into the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, the role of washing hands with soap
and hand disinfectants is unavoidable as a primary way to control the infection spread in …

Current scenario of solid waste management techniques and challenges in Covid-19–a review

JN Jebaranjitham, JDS Christyraj, A Prasannan… - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Abstract Annually, world generates 2.01 billion tonnes of solid wastes and it is expected to
generate 2.2 billion tonnes of solid waste by 2025. Globally double the amount of waste …

COVID-19's environmental impacts: Challenges and implications for the future

L Ang, E Hernández-Rodríguez, V Cyriaque… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Strict measures have curbed the spread of COVID-19, but waste generation and movement
limitations have had an unintended impact on the environment over the past 3 years (2020 …

Influence of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a review from the climate change perspective

KE Ukhurebor, KRB Singh, V Nayak… - … Science: Processes & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Ever since the global outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-
CoV-2/COVID-19) in the early part of 2020, there is no doubt that the SARS-CoV-2 …

COVID-19 restrictions and their influences on ambient air, surface water and plastic waste in a coastal megacity, Chennai, India

RS Robin, R Purvaja, D Ganguly, G Hariharan… - Marine pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic activities experienced a pause due to the nationwide lockdown, imposed to
contain the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the third week of March 2020. The impacts of …

Building a multisystemic understanding of societal resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic

D Wernli, M Clausin, N Antulov-Fantulin… - BMJ global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
The current global systemic crisis reveals how globalised societies are unprepared to face a
pandemic. Beyond the dramatic loss of human life, the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered …

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Energy Sector and the Role of AI: An Analytical Review on Pre-to Post-Pandemic Perspectives

SR Arsad, MH Hasnul Hadi, NA Mohd Afandi, PJ Ker… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted global energy markets and caused significant socio-
economic impacts worldwide, including the energy sector due to lockdowns and restricted …

Disinfectant-induced hormesis: An unknown environmental threat of the application of disinfectants to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection during the COVID-19 pandemic?

E Agathokleous, D Barceló, I Iavicoli, A Tsatsakis… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Massive additional quantities of disinfectants have been applied during the COVID-19
pandemic as infection preventive and control measures. While the application of …

Greenhouse Gas Emission: Perception during the COVID‐19 Pandemic

KE Ukhurebor, UO Aigbe, RB Onyancha… - BioMed Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The period 2020/2021 was an unprecedented and historic time for industrial, economic, and
societal activities all over the world with great challenges to human health, the ecosystems …