Impact assessment of COVID-19 global pandemic on water, environment, and humans

Raza, Taqi; Shehzad, Muhammad; Abbas, Mazahir; Eash, Neal S.; Jatav, Hanuman Singh; Flynn, Trevan

doi:10.1016/j.envadv.2022.100328

Cited by 22 publications

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“…Recent studies have also documented an indirect effect of COVID-19 on the society and the environment, particularly in developing countries. For example, Raza et al ( 2022 ) confirmed that COVID-19 issues are more severe in developing countries because they lack or have difficulty accessing basic essentials (e.g., better environmental quality, cleanliness, and security). Moreover, in the post COVID-19 scenario, strong country-level actions can help international efforts to achieve environmental sustainability.…”

Section: Literature Review and Methodological Structurementioning

confidence: 99%

COVID-19, travel restrictions and environmental consequences

Usman

Husnain

et al. 2023

Environ Dev Sustain

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The component of human life that has been most significantly altered by the COVID-19 epidemic is travel. Due to the upheaval produced by the pandemic breakout, countries are becoming increasingly avaricious and are scrambling to stockpile vaccines. The world has been locked down to reduce/control the pandemic outbreak, driving countries to shut their doors to other people from countries. The recent pandemic has had a short-term, positive effect on the environment, but travel restrictions have caused problems for the common person and are expected to deteriorate more soon, necessitating longer quarantines, vaccination requirements, vaccine passports, and immunization certificates required by countries for safe travel. Thus, this study has three objectives. First, we investigate the impact of COVID-19 on travel and the environment, as well as the role that tourists play in the transmission of the virus. Second, we examine how countries are handling COVID-19 vaccines. Finally, we pinpoint differences in vaccination coverage.

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Section: Literature Review and Methodological Structurementioning

confidence: 99%

COVID-19, travel restrictions and environmental consequences

Usman

Husnain

et al. 2023

Environ Dev Sustain

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“…With the fast growth of human society and the acceleration of industrialization, greenhouse gas emissions have caused a sustainability dilemma . Although the COVID-19 pandemic had a substantial impact on world health and the economy, climate change may have far more catastrophic implications . Extreme weather events, droughts, floods, and other difficulties caused by climate change might result in food shortages, water scarcity, health challenges, and other human aspects, jeopardizing global society’s long-term growth. − Excessive use of traditional fossil fuels is one of the causes of climate change, which creates environmental issues, notably those connected to carbon dioxide emissions .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Kinetic and Thermodynamic Characteristics of Torrefied Acer palmatum

Lu,

Song,

Wang

et al. 2024

ACS Omega

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The goal of this research was to investigate the effects of torrefying temperature (220, 260, and 300 °C) on the physicochemical properties, kinetics, thermodynamic parameters, and reaction processes of Acer palmatum (AP) during the pyrolysis process. The kinetics of raw materials and torrefied biomass were studied by using three kinetic models, and the main function graph approach was employed to find the reaction mechanism. The torrefied biomass produced at temperatures of 220 °C (AP-220), 260 °C (AP-260), and 300 °C (AP-300) was thermogravimetrically analyzed at four different heating rates (5, 10, 15, and 20 °C/min). In comparison to the raw material, the average activation energy of torrefied biomass declined with increasing temperature, from 174.13 to 84.67 kJ/mol (FWO), 172.52 to 81.24 kJ/mol (KAS and DAEM). The volatile contents of AP and AP-220 are higher than those of AP-260 and AP-300, indicating that the random nucleation model occupies the central position. Compared with the raw biomass, the average Gibbs free energy (ΔG) of torrefied biomass increased from 157.97 to 195.38 kJ/mol. The mean enthalpy change (ΔH) during the torrefaction process is positive, while the mean entropy change (ΔS) of the torrefaction of biomass is negative, decreasing from 16.93 to −151.53 kJ/mol (FWO) and from 14.36 to −156.06 kJ/mol (KAS and DAEM). Overall, the findings provide a comprehensive understanding of the kinetics and improved features of torrefied biomass as a high-quality solid fuel.

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“…[1,2] Although the COVID-19 pandemic has temporarily reduced the emissions of CO 2 in the environment, post-pandemic recovery has severely impacted ecological systems with record-high carbon footprints. [3] The significant contribution of CO 2 released into the environment can be related to several factors, such as (1) the combustion of fossil fuels, (2) gasification, and (3) CO 2 separation and purification in chemical and petrochemical plants. [4] Recently, several technologies have been introduced to lower the carbon footprint in the environment, where postcombustion carbon capture has gained the most interest, as it may be accomplished by relatively easy retrofitting of existing power plants with carbon capture equipment.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The global increase rate of CO 2 concentration from 2005 to 2011 was estimated to be ≈11.7 ppm, and a simulation model predicted that globally averaged CO 2 from the preindustrial era to the present will be 794–1149 ppm by the year 2100 [1,2] . Although the COVID‐19 pandemic has temporarily reduced the emissions of CO 2 in the environment, post‐pandemic recovery has severely impacted ecological systems with record‐high carbon footprints [3] . The significant contribution of CO 2 released into the environment can be related to several factors, such as (1) the combustion of fossil fuels, (2) gasification, and (3) CO 2 separation and purification in chemical and petrochemical plants [4] …”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Micro and Nanoporous Membrane Platforms for Carbon Neutrality: Membrane Gas Separation Prospects

Hussain,

Gul,

Raza

et al. 2024

The Chemical Record

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Recently, carbon neutrality has been promoted as a potentially practical solution to global CO2 emissions and increasing energy‐consumption challenges. Many attempts have been made to remove CO2 from the environment to address climate change and rising sea levels owing to anthropogenic CO2 emissions. Herein, membrane technology is proposed as a suitable solution for carbon neutrality. This review aims to comprehensively evaluate the currently available scientific research on membranes for carbon capture, focusing on innovative microporous material membranes used for CO2 separation and considering their material, chemical, and physical characteristics and permeability factors. Membranes from such materials comprise metal‐organic frameworks, zeolites, silica, porous organic frameworks, and microporous polymers. The critical obstacles related to membrane design, growth, and CO2 capture and usage processes are summarized to establish novel membranes and strategies and accelerate their scaleup.

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Impact assessment of COVID-19 global pandemic on water, environment, and humans

Cited by 22 publications

References 139 publications

COVID-19, travel restrictions and environmental consequences

COVID-19, travel restrictions and environmental consequences

Kinetic and Thermodynamic Characteristics of Torrefied Acer palmatum

Micro and Nanoporous Membrane Platforms for Carbon Neutrality: Membrane Gas Separation Prospects

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