"Henri Coandă" Air Force Academy, 500183 Brașov, Romania.
National Meteorological Administration, 013686 Bucharest, Romania.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jun 10;17(11):4140. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17114140.
Various environmental factors influence the outbreak and spread of epidemic or even pandemic events which, in turn, may cause feedbacks on the environment. The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic on 13 March 2020 and its rapid onset, spatial extent and complex consequences make it a once-in-a-century global disaster. Most countries responded by social distancing measures and severely diminished economic and other activities. Consequently, by the end of April 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to numerous environmental impacts, both positive such as enhanced air and water quality in urban areas, and negative, such as shoreline pollution due to the disposal of sanitary consumables. This study presents an early overview of the observed and potential impacts of the COVID-19 on the environment. We argue that the effects of COVID-19 are determined mainly by anthropogenic factors which are becoming obvious as human activity diminishes across the planet, and the impacts on cities and public health will be continued in the coming years.
各种环境因素影响着传染病甚至大流行病的爆发和传播，而这些疫情反过来又可能对环境产生反馈。新型冠状病毒病（COVID-19）于 2020 年 3 月 13 日被宣布为大流行病，其迅速爆发、空间范围和复杂后果使其成为百年一遇的全球灾难。大多数国家采取了社会隔离措施，并严重减少了经济和其他活动。因此，到 2020 年 4 月底，COVID-19 大流行已经对环境造成了许多影响，包括积极的影响，如城市地区空气质量和水质的提高，以及负面的影响，如由于卫生用品的处理而导致的海岸线污染。本研究对 COVID-19 对环境的观察到的和潜在影响进行了早期概述。我们认为，COVID-19 的影响主要取决于人为因素，随着全球人类活动的减少，这些因素变得明显，对城市和公共卫生的影响将在未来几年继续存在。
