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Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and its natural environmental impacts
International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology Số 11, năm 2020 (Tập 17, trang 4655-4666)
DOI: 10.1007/s13762-020-02910-x
Tài liệu thuộc danh mục: ISI, Scopus
English
English
Từ khóa: Air quality; Economics; Sustainable development; Waste management; Water pollution; Air quality improvement; Carbon emissions; Economic activities; Human mobility; Infectious disease; International border; Natural environments; Wuhan , China; Economic and social effects; air quality; atmospheric pollution; carbon emission; economic activity; environmental impact; epidemic; infectious disease; socioeconomic impact; viral disease; waste management; water pollution; China; Hubei; Wuhan; Coronavirus
Tóm tắt tiếng anh
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the official name of a respiratory infectious disease caused by a new coronavirus that started first in Wuhan, China, and outspread worldwide with an unexpectedly fast speed. Flights have beencanceled worldwide and transportation has been closed nationwide and across international borders. As a consequence, the economic activity has beenstopped and stock markets have been dropped. The COVID-19 lockdown has several social and economic effects. Additionally, COVID-19 has caused several impacts on global migration. On the other hand, such lockdown, along with minimal human mobility, has impacted the natural environment somewhat positively. Overall carbon emissions have dropped, and the COVID-19 lockdownhas led to an improvement in air quality and a reductionin water pollution in many cities around the globe. A summary of the existing reports of the environmental impacts of COVID-19 pandemic are discussed and the important findings are presented focusing on several aspects: air pollution, waste management, air quality improvements, waste fires, wildlife, global migration, and sustainability. 2020, Islamic Azad University (IAU).