Impact of COVID-19 on the social, economic, environmental and energy domains: Lessons learnt from a global pandemic

M Mofijur, IMR Fattah, MA Alam, ABMS Islam… - Sustainable production …, 2021 - Elsevier
COVID-19 has heightened human suffering, undermined the economy, turned the lives of
billions of people around the globe upside down, and significantly affected the health …

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 …

COVID pollution: impact of COVID-19 pandemic on global plastic waste footprint

NU Benson, DE Bassey, T Palanisami - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Plastic products have played significant roles in protecting people during the COVID-19
pandemic. The widespread use of personal protective gear created a massive disruption in …

COVID-19 pandemic repercussions on the use and management of plastics

JC Prata, ALP Silva, TR Walker… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Plastics are essential in society as a widely available and inexpensive material.
Mismanagement of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic …

[HTML][HTML] Face mask and medical waste disposal during the novel COVID-19 pandemic in Asia

S Sangkham - Case studies in chemical and environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
The origin of the novel human coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and its potential for harm
increased face mask and medical waste in the environment, thereby necessitating the …

Repercussions of COVID-19 pandemic on municipal solid waste management: Challenges and opportunities

BN Kulkarni, V Anantharama - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused global emergency and has raised social and
economic concerns which will also spill over to environmental issues. Amid this natural …

Sustainable fuzzy multi-trip location-routing problem for medical waste management during the COVID-19 outbreak

EB Tirkolaee, P Abbasian, GW Weber - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
The performance of waste management system has been recently interrupted and
encountered a very serious situation due to the epidemic outbreak of the novel Coronavirus …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 from faeces to wastewater treatment: what do we know? A review

P Foladori, F Cutrupi, N Segata, S Manara… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been found in the faeces of
infected patients in numerous studies. Stool may remain positive for SARS-CoV-2, even …

Solid waste management during COVID-19 pandemic: Recovery techniques and responses

E Singh, A Kumar, R Mishra, S Kumar - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Solid waste management (SWM) is a service of public health that is often understated in its
significance. If a public health emergency like the COVID-19 outbreak exacerbates the SWM …

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) induced waste scenario: A short overview

MS Haque, S Uddin, SM Sayem, KM Mohib - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown situation have shown both positive and negative
effects on the environmental aspects. With an unprecedented rate the different types of …