Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment, waste management, and energy sectors: a deeper look into the long-term impacts.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic not only has caused a global health crisis but also has significant environmental consequences. Although many studies are confirming the short-term improvements in air quality in several countries across the world, the long-term negative consequences outweigh all the claimed positive impacts. As a result, this review highlights the positive and the long-term negative environmental effects of the COVID-19 pandemic by evaluating the scientific literature. Remarkable reduction in the levels of CO (3 - 65%), NO₂ (17 - 83%), NO_x (24 - 47%), PM_2.5 (22 - 78%), PM₁₀ (23 - 80%), and VOCs (25 - 57%) was observed during the lockdown across the world. However, according to this review, the pandemic put enormous strain on the present was

SUBMITTER: Mohamed BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9059688 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature