Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on socio-economic, energy-environment and transport sector globally and sustainable development goal (SDG)

S Nundy, A Ghosh, A Mesloub, GA Albaqawy… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) want to have a
peaceful world where human life will be in a safe, healthy, sustainable environment without …

The role of disinfectants and sanitizers during COVID-19 pandemic: advantages and deleterious effects on humans and the environment

K Dhama, SK Patel, R Kumar, R Masand… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Disinfectants and sanitizers are essential preventive agents against the coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) pandemic; however, the pandemic crisis was marred by undue hype …

The energy and environmental footprints of COVID-19 fighting measures–PPE, disinfection, supply chains

JJ Klemeš, Y Van Fan, P Jiang - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The still escalating COVID-19 pandemic also has a substantial impact on energy structure,
requirements and related emissions. The consumption is unavoidable and receives a lower …

Biocide-tolerance and antibiotic-resistance in community environments and risk of direct transfers to humans: Unintended consequences of community-wide surface …

B Chen, J Han, H Dai, P Jia - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
During the current pandemic, chemical disinfectants are ubiquitously and routinely used in
community environments, especially on common touch surfaces in public settings, as a …

COVID-19 and urban rivers: effects of lockdown period on surface water pollution and quality-a case study of the Zarjoub River, north of Iran

H Haghnazar, JA Cunningham, V Kumar… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Due to the spreading of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran, restrictions and lockdown were
announced to control the infection. In order to determine the effects of the lockdown period …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on household disinfectant consumption behaviors and related environmental concerns: A questionnaire-based survey in China

J Guo, M Liao, B He, J Liu, X Hu, D Yan… - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Considering the potential hazardous effects of disinfectant residues on environment,
organisms and biodiversity, the sharp rise in use of disinfectants during COVID-19 pandemic …

Environmental challenges of COVID-19 pandemic: resilience and sustainability–a review

A Ekanayake, AU Rajapaksha, C Hewawasam… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The emergence of novel respiratory disease (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 has
become a public health emergency worldwide and perturbed the global economy and …

Water and wastewater systems and utilities: Challenges and opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic

E Zechman Berglund, N Thelemaque… - Journal of Water …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
Forum papers are thought-provoking opinion pieces or essays founded in fact, sometimes
containing speculation, on a civil engineering topic of general interest and relevance to the …

Biocidal resistance in clinically relevant microbial species: a major public health risk

E Meade, MA Slattery, M Garvey - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the greatest dangers to public health of the 21st century,
threatening the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases globally. Disinfection, the …

Environmental impact of COVID-19 pandemic: more negatives than positives

Ankit, A Kumar, V Jain, A Deovanshi, A Lepcha… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Coronaviruses are the well-known cause of severe respiratory, enteric and systemic
infections in a wide range of animal hosts including man. The scientific interest on …