Department of Zoology, Fakir Mohan University, Vyasa Vihar, Balasore, 756020, Odisha, India.
Department of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Fakir Mohan University, Vyasa Vihar, Balasore, 756020, Odisha, India.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Sep;31(41):54147-54162. doi: 10.1007/s11356-022-24789-6. Epub 2022 Dec 29.
The global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to a significant health emergency to adverse impact on environment, and human society. The COVID-19 post-pandemic not only affects human beings but also creates pollution crisis in environment. The post-pandemic situation has shown a drastic change in nature due to biomedical waste load and other components. The inadequate segregation of untreated healthcare wastes, chemical disinfectants, and single-use plastics leads to contamination of the water, air, and agricultural fields. These materials allow the growth of disease-causing agents and transmission. Particularly, the COVID-19 outbreak has posed a severe environmental and health concern in many developing countries for infectious waste. In 2030, plastic enhances a transboundary menace to natural ecological communities and public health. This review provides a complete overview of the COVID-19 pandemic on environmental pollution and its anthropogenic impacts to public health and natural ecosystem considering short- and long-term scenarios. The review thoroughly assesses the impacts on ecosystem in the terrestrial, marine, and atmospheric realms. The information from this evaluation can be utilized to assess the short-term and long-term solutions for minimizing any unfavorable effects. Especially, this topic focuses on the excessive use of plastics and their products, subsequently with the involvement of the scientific community, and policymakers will develop the proper management plan for the upcoming generation. This article also provides crucial research gap knowledge to boost national disaster preparedness in future perspectives.
新冠疫情在全球的爆发引发了重大的卫生紧急事件，对环境和人类社会造成了不利影响。新冠疫情大流行不仅影响人类，还在环境方面造成了污染危机。大流行后的情况由于生物医学废物负荷和其他成分的原因，导致自然界发生了剧烈变化。未经过处理的医疗废物、化学消毒剂和一次性塑料的分类不当，导致水、空气和农业领域受到污染。这些材料使致病因子和传播得以生长。特别是，新冠疫情在许多发展中国家对传染性废物造成了严重的环境和健康问题。到 2030 年，塑料将对自然生态群落和公共卫生构成跨界威胁。
本综述从短期和长期情景出发，全面概述了新冠疫情对环境污染及其对公共卫生和自然生态系统的人为影响。本综述彻底评估了对陆地、海洋和大气领域生态系统的影响。从这次评估中获得的信息可以用于评估短期和长期解决方案，以尽量减少任何不利影响。特别是，本主题侧重于塑料及其制品的过度使用，随后科学界和政策制定者将为下一代制定适当的管理计划。本文还提供了关键的研究空白知识，以增强未来的国家灾害准备。
