Understanding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on sustainable agri-food system and agroecosystem decarbonization nexus: A review

A safe haven of SARS-CoV-2 in the environment: Prevalence and potential transmission risks in the effluent, sludge, and biosolids

“…To address the stated objectives of this study, a meta-analysis was conducted on the studies that quantified the SARS-CoV-2 or its genetic material in the wastewater effluent, sludge, and biosolids to obtain the representative concentration of the virus in the respective environmental media. The systematic review approach of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) for literature search and selecting appropriate and relevant articles, as implemented by ( Sano et al, 2016 , Adelodun et al, 2021d ), was adopted in this study. The Scopus (www.scopus.com), which is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-viewed literature database was searched, with the selection of only applicable articles published in the English Language until September 1, 2021.…”

“…Due to the huge amount of sludge production, land application, either directly or after composting, has been the major sludge management around the world, including in different European countries, after incineration ( Wei et al, 2020 ). Although effluent and sludge reuse can address the perennial water scarcity, reduce the water demand, enhance nutrient recycling, improve soil health, mitigate the indiscriminate discharge of pollutants into waterways, and climate change impact; however, these environmental materials need to be carefully managed to prevent the associated environmental, ecological, and public health risks (Hanjra et al, 2012a; Elmi et al, 2020 , Adelodun et al, 2021d ). It is expected that the use of effluent and sludge in agriculture will increase greatly in the future; hence a need for proper guidelines to forestall any associated risks in their usage ( Duarte et al, 2019 , Ferrari et al, 2019 , Akinyemi et al, 2020 , Dalmora et al, 2020 , Dutta et al, 2020 , Oliveira et al, 2020 , Sellaoui et al, 2021a ).…”

Exploring Food Supply Chain Trends in the COVID-19 Era: A Bibliometric Review

“…Due to the significant resources needed for producing wasted food products, food waste has become an obstacle to developing sustainable food systems. Adelodun et al [154] argue that a substantial portion of greenhouse gas emissions is associated with the handling and disposing of wasted food products. For example, França et al [155] found that landfills in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, released 138.51 CO2eq.…”

Emerging membrane technologies and disinfection methods for efficient removal of waterborne pathogens during the COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic

“…The COVID-19 outbreak, which was caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has resulted in great global concern in the scientific and health communities, and in the general public. [1][2][3] In particular, more recently a new variant of this virus, the Delta variant, which was first identified in India, has been spreading rapidly throughout the world. To date, it has been reported in more than 80 countries.…”