Circular economy approach in solid waste management system to achieve UN-SDGs: Solutions for post-COVID recovery

HB Sharma, KR Vanapalli, B Samal… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing socioeconomic crisis has impeded progress
towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs). This paper investigates the …

Increased plastic pollution due to COVID-19 pandemic: Challenges and recommendations

ALP Silva, JC Prata, TR Walker, AC Duarte… - Chemical engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastics have become a severe transboundary threat to natural ecosystems and human
health, with studies predicting a twofold increase in the number of plastic debris (including …

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 …

Environmental effects of COVID-19 pandemic and potential strategies of sustainability

T Rume, SMDU Islam - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
The global outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is affecting every part of
human lives, including the physical world. The measures taken to control the spread of the …

[HTML][HTML] Is the lockdown important to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic? Effects on psychology, environment and economy-perspective

A Atalan - Annals of medicine and surgery, 2020 - Elsevier
COVID-19's daily increasing cases and deaths have led to worldwide lockdown, quarantine
and some restrictions. This study aims to analyze the effect of lockdown days on the spread …

Antimicrobial transformation products in the aquatic environment: global occurrence, ecotoxicological risks, and potential of antibiotic resistance

P Loffler, BI Escher, C Baduel, MP Virta… - … Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
The global spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is concerning for the health of humans,
animals, and the environment in a One Health perspective. Assessments of AMR and …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 and the environment: A critical review and research agenda

MH Shakil, ZH Munim, M Tasnia, S Sarowar - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The current Coronavirus infection (COVID-19) outbreak has had a substantial impact on
many aspects of general life. Although a number of studies have been published on the …

Public awareness of nature and the environment during the COVID-19 crisis

S Rousseau, N Deschacht - Environmental and Resource Economics, 2020 - Springer
As our behavioral patterns change due to the COVID-19 crisis, our impact on nature and the
environment changes too. Pollution levels are showing significant reductions. People are …

Coronavirus lockdown helped the environment to bounce back

S Arora, KD Bhaukhandi, PK Mishra - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
As the transmission of novel corona virus (COVID-19) increases rapidly, the whole world
adopted the curfew/lockdown activity with restriction of human mobility. The imposition of …

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 …