COVID-19, a double-edged sword for the environment: a review on the impacts of COVID-19 on the environment

Atoufi, Hossein D.; Lampert, David J.

doi:10.1007/s11356-021-16551-1

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“…Setti et al (2020) found that the initial spread of COVID-19 was significantly associated with daily PM10 exceedances in Italy. However, despite the positive environmental changes observed, many studies have reported that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacts on the environment (Alalawi et al, 2022;Abedin et al, 2022;Miyah et al, 2022;Atoufi et al, 2021;Shakil et al, 2020). Public health policies adopted by governments during the pandemic are expected to influence future legal and policy frameworks to protect marine and terrestrial ecosystems from the adverse effects of humaninduced pollution.…”

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Türkiye'de COVID-19 Sırasında Hava Kirliliğindeki Değişiklikler

KARA¹,

TOROS²,

Dursun³

et al. 2022

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, countries have observed different measures that we are not used to, such as the use of masks, isolation at home, semi-curfew, and isolation. Curfews, measures, and restrictions taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19 all over the world have led to extremely significant reductions in air quality. Türkiye followed different policies such as tightening the measures when the number of cases increased during the pandemic process, relaxing the measures when the number of cases decreased, and starting the normalization periods. In this study, it is aimed to determine, analyse, and evaluate pollutant concentrations (PM₁₀, SO₂, NO₂) in different periods representing the duration of implementation of curfew and other measures in Türkiye. An average of 2.08% increase in PM₁₀ concentrations in the curfew periods and 4.12% in the normalization periods is observed compared to the previous year. In SO₂, an average increase of 7.56% is observed in the curfew periods and an increase of 32.01% in the normalization periods. In NO₂, an average of 5.19% decrease was observed in the curfew periods and a decrease of 1.92% in the normalization periods.

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Türkiye'de COVID-19 Sırasında Hava Kirliliğindeki Değişiklikler

KARA¹,

TOROS²,

Dursun³

et al. 2022

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“…Air quality improved significantly during lockdowns. At the same time, the increased demand for personal protective equipment and the mishandling of their disposal caused increased microplastic pollution of water and soil (Atoufi et al , 2021). The benefits of a decreased need for fossil energy resources and decreased air pollution are, however, vanishing, as the activity of industries and societies returns to normal (Madurai Elavarasan et al , 2021).…”

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Trends shaping sustainable post-pandemic development of the V4 region in turbulent times until 2030

Gáspár,

Gubová,

Hideg

et al. 2023

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Purpose The paper evaluates trends shaping the post-pandemic reality. The framework adopted is a case study of the V4 region (Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary) that illustrates broader trends, their direction of change and their influence on the entire region. This paper aims to identify key trends and analyse how they can facilitate or hinder sustainable development. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on a multidisciplinary literature review and an online real-time Delphi study carried out across four European countries. Findings The results indicate that the influence of negative trends on sustainability is much stronger than that of positive ones. Concerning the trends’ driving factors, the blockers of negative trends have a much higher influence on sustainability than the blockers of positive ones. The study shows that the most significant trends affecting sustainability are distributed throughout various fields of human activity, including geopolitics, social issues, education, the environment, technology and health. Practical implications The findings presented below can be used primarily by decision makers from the V4 region, who are responsible for crafting strategies regarding post-COVID recovery. The study illustrates trends that V4 countries and other European Union member states might be facing in the future and analyses how they relate to sustainability. The conclusions indicate that the most effective path to the desired level of sustainability is one that incorporates policies built around the blockers of negative trends. Originality/value The importance of this study lies in its focus on countries that had previously received little attention in scientific analyses. The paper shows their possible developmental pathways and sheds light on the framework of integrated foresight and its applications in sustainability-related areas.

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“…However, the forced behavioral changes simply modified the nature and distribution of pollution sources, without necessarily reducing their intensity [3,4]. Consequently, despite a diffuse public interpretation, often spread by the media, considering only the occurred changes as positive, the evidence derived from observations is different and requires further investigations [5,6].…”

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Cyanobacterial Biomonitoring in Lake Avernus During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Integrating Remote Sensing and Field Data for Pollution Source Detection

Lega,

Medio,

Endreny

et al. 2023

IJCMEM

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In the context of environmental monitoring studies, the complex dynamics of environmental systems, constrained by the distribution, intensity and interaction of multiple sources, limits the ability to detect pollution phenomena and to identify their sources. The deployment of multidisciplinary, multilevel and multi-factorial strategies supports the identification of the links between the pollutants' sources and targets. Our new biomonitoring strategy, based on the integration of remote (satellite) and proximal (drone) sensing monitoring data with field data (bio/chemical analyses) and focused on the use of cyanobacteria as bioindicators of pollution, was implemented and was validated through its application on a test-bed area, i.e., Lake Avernus (Campania Region, Southern Italy). A long-term analysis of multispectral remote sensing observations centred on the Lake Avernus area highlighted the periodicity and seasonality of cyanobacterial bloom events over the time interval 2019-2021. However, a sudden change of characteristics, observable through remotely sensed data, was evidenced during the first and major lockdown related to the COVID-19 pandemics, in year 2020. This sudden change depended on the drastic modification of human habits and a reduction in pollutant emissions, as widely reported by the scientific literature. During the same lockdown period, the opportunity to collect samples in the field allowed to identify an unusual progression of Microcystis' bloom, whose dynamics is triggered by the existing anthropogenic sources and the evolution of environmental parameters, that can stimulate the blooming events. This work shows and demonstrates how pollution attribution can be achieved using remote sensing of cyanobacteria, which are excellent bioindicators due to their sensitivity to multiple stressors and rapid response to habitat changes throughout the event.

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COVID-19, a double-edged sword for the environment: a review on the impacts of COVID-19 on the environment

Cited by 15 publications

References 91 publications

Türkiye'de COVID-19 Sırasında Hava Kirliliğindeki Değişiklikler

Türkiye'de COVID-19 Sırasında Hava Kirliliğindeki Değişiklikler

Trends shaping sustainable post-pandemic development of the V4 region in turbulent times until 2030

Cyanobacterial Biomonitoring in Lake Avernus During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Integrating Remote Sensing and Field Data for Pollution Source Detection

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