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 …

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 …

Extent of anthropogenic influence on groundwater quality and human health-related risks: an integrated assessment based on selected physicochemical …

JC Egbueri, JC Agbasi, DA Ayejoto, MI Khan… - Geocarto …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The majority of people living on earth rely on groundwater as their primary supply of water
for daily needs. However, human activities continuously threaten this natural resource. In an …

Effects of COVID-19 era on a subtropical river basin in Bangladesh: Heavy metal (loid) s distribution, sources and probable human health risks

MAB Siddique, MS Islam, MM Ali, C Tokatli… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 era has profoundly affected everyday human life, the environment, and
freshwater ecosystems worldwide. Despite the numerous influences, a strict COVID-19 …

Positive effects of COVID-19 lockdown on river water quality: evidence from River Damodar, India

B Chakraborty, B Bera, PP Adhikary, S Bhattacharjee… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The global economic activities were completely stopped during COVID-19 lockdown and
continuous lockdown partially brought some positive effects for the health of the total …

Intelligent soft computational models integrated for the prediction of potentially toxic elements and groundwater quality indicators: a case study

JC Agbasi, JC Egbueri - Journal of sedimentary environments, 2023 - Springer
Reports have shown that potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in air, water, and soil systems
expose humans to carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risks. In southeastern Nigeria …

COVID-19 and environmental concerns: A rapid review

GD Sharma, AK Tiwari, M Jain, A Yadav… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
COVID-19 has slowed global economic growth and consequently impacted the environment
as well. Parallelly, the environment also influences the transmission of this novel …

[HTML][HTML] PM2. 5 concentration prediction during COVID-19 lockdown over Kolkata metropolitan city, India using MLR and ANN models

B Bera, S Bhattacharjee, N Sengupta, S Saha - Environmental Challenges, 2021 - Elsevier
Kolkata is the third densely populated city of India and Kolkata stands in the World's 25 most
polluted cities along with 10 worse polluted cities in India. The relevant study claims that due …

Eco-restoration of river water quality during COVID-19 lockdown in the industrial belt of eastern India

B Chakraborty, S Roy, A Bera, PP Adhikary… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
The sudden lockdown recovers the health of the total environment particularly air and water
while the country's economic growth and socio-cultural tempo of people have been …

Effects of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on microbial and metals contaminations in a part of Thirumanimuthar River, South India: A comparative health hazard …

D Karunanidhi, P Aravinthasamy, T Subramani… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Twenty-two water samples from the Thirumanimuthar River course in southern India were
collected before COVID-19 lockdown and during COVID-19 lockdown periods and were …