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Investigating the current environmental situation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region during the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic: urban vs. rural context
BMC Public Health2022
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Hesham R. El‐Seedi,
Mohamed Abouzid,
Yahya Al Naggar,
Yahya Al Naggar,
Yahya Al Naggar,
Dina M. El‐Sherif,
Yahya Al Naggar,
Yahya Al Naggar,
Yahya Al Naggar,
Yahya Al Naggar,
Dina M. El‐Sherif,
Dina M. El‐Sherif,
Yahya Al Naggar,
Hesham R. El‐Seedi,
Yahya Al Naggar,
Yahya Al Naggar,
Hesham R. El‐Seedi,
Dina M. El‐Sherif,
Yahya Al Naggar,
Mohammed M. Alshehri,
Mohamed Abouzid,
Yahya Al Naggar,
Mohamed Abouzid,
Shaima Alothman,
Hesham R. El‐Seedi,
Hesham R. El‐Seedi,
Hesham R. El‐Seedi,
Hesham R. El‐Seedi,
Rayhana Trabelsi,
Rayhana Trabelsi,
Osama Mohamed Ibrahim,
Yahya Al Naggar,
Esraa Hamouda,
Ahmad Buimsaedah,
Ibrahim Adel Aziz,
Ibrahim Adel Aziz,
Muhammad Alwan,
Nuha Hadi Jasim Al Hasan,
Heba Nasser Ragab,
Heba Nasser Ragab,
Abdullah Muhammed Koraiem,
Abdullah Muhammed Koraiem,
Dina M. El‐Sherif,
Mareb H. Ahmed,
Hesham R. El‐Seedi,
Mareb H. Ahmed,
Heba Hamouda Temraz,
Alyaa Khaled Madeeh,
Mohanned Osama Alshareif,
Mohanned Osama Alshareif,
Fatimah Elkhafeefi,
Imed-Eddine Badis,
Imed-Eddine Badis,
Asmaa E. Abdelslam,
Asmaa E. Abdelslam,
Almajdoub Ali Mohammed Ali,
Almajdoub Ali Mohammed Ali,
Nour El Imene Kotni,
Nour El Imene Kotni,
Thuraya Amer,
Thuraya Amer
Summary
Researchers examined environmental conditions in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region during the third wave of COVID-19, finding that while pandemic lockdowns temporarily improved air quality, they simultaneously created new plastic and medical waste challenges. The study underscores how public health crises can generate significant secondary plastic pollution burdens.
The COVID-19 pandemic had a beneficial impact on the environment and at the same time, various challenges regarding plastic and medical wastes are rising which requires environmental interventions.