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ClearSARS-CoV-2 variants and environmental effects of lockdowns, masks and vaccination: a review
Researchers reviewed how COVID-19 control measures — lockdowns, face masks, and vaccination — affected environmental pollution, finding that while lockdowns improved air quality, the surge in disposable mask waste and cold-chain vaccine logistics introduced new environmental burdens.
Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on environment, society, and food security
Researchers reviewed the environmental and societal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, noting that while lockdowns temporarily reduced air and water pollution, the pandemic increased release of microcontaminants and biomedical plastic waste while severely disrupting global food security, particularly for vulnerable populations in low-income countries.
The long-term impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on environmental health: a review study of the bi-directional effect
Researchers reviewed how the COVID-19 pandemic created a two-way relationship with environmental health, finding that lockdowns temporarily improved air and water quality while simultaneously driving a surge in single-use plastic waste and biohazard materials. The review calls for long-term sustainability policies that balance economic recovery with environmental protection, including reducing plastic pollution.
Covid-19 and the Environment: Challenges and Opportunities
This review examines both the environmental challenges and unexpected opportunities created by the COVID-19 pandemic, including temporary reductions in air pollution alongside a surge in single-use plastic waste from masks and PPE. The pandemic highlighted trade-offs between public health measures and plastic pollution.
Environmental Impacts of COVID-19 Lockdown: National and Global Scenario
Researchers examined the environmental impacts of COVID-19 lockdown measures at national and global scales, analyzing how the curtailment of industrial, transportation, and economic activity affected air and water quality, waste generation, and ecological conditions across 213 affected countries.
Towards the impact of COVID-19 on the Environment, Education, and Economy (EEE)
This review synthesizes published literature on the multidimensional impacts of COVID-19 lockdowns on environment, education, and economy, finding that while restricted mobility temporarily improved air and water quality, the pandemic caused severe economic disruption including GDP decline, unemployment, and collapse of global tourism, while also accelerating shifts to remote education.
Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Environment and Proposals for Sustainable Strategies
This review examined the environmental impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, finding significant improvements in air quality, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and lower water pollution during lockdowns, alongside negative consequences including increased medical waste from masks, gloves, and disinfectant containers.
COVID-19 and Environment: a Review
This review examines both the negative and positive environmental impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, noting that while lockdown measures improved air quality and reduced water and noise pollution in many regions, the pandemic also dramatically increased plastic waste from single-use items and personal protective equipment. The authors assess how pandemic-era disruptions to human activity reshaped pollution patterns across multiple environmental domains.
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment, waste management, and energy sectors: a deeper look into the long-term impacts
This review examines the environmental consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, finding that while short-term air quality improvements occurred during lockdowns, the long-term negative effects are far more significant. Researchers documented massive increases in single-use plastic waste from masks, gloves, and packaging, contributing substantially to microplastic pollution. The study highlights that the pandemic reversed progress on waste reduction and created new challenges for environmental management across waste, energy, and pollution sectors.
Environmental impacts of COVID-19 on Victoria, Australia, witnessed two waves of Coronavirus
Researchers tracked environmental changes in Victoria, Australia through two COVID-19 lockdown waves and found that strict mobility restrictions reduced particulate matter pollution by ~24% but generated an estimated 160 tons of discarded face masks per day during the second wave, highlighting a trade-off between public health measures and plastic waste.
Positive and negative impacts of COVID-19 on the environment: A critical review with sustainability approaches
This review examines both the positive and negative environmental impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. While lockdowns temporarily reduced air, water, and noise pollution, the massive increase in disposable masks, gloves, and plastic packaging created a surge in microplastic contamination. The study highlights how the pandemic exposed the tension between public health measures and environmental sustainability.
Environmental factors and their impact on the COVID-19 pandemic
This review examined how environmental factors including air pollution, particulate matter, climate, and geography influence COVID-19 transmission and severity, highlighting the interconnected roles of environmental conditions in pandemic dynamics.
The Post-pandemic Impact on Nature and the Need for Sustainable Recovery Strategies
This review examines the dual environmental impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, documenting short-term improvements in air and water quality due to reduced industrial and transport activity while warning that without sustainable recovery strategies, pollution levels will quickly rebound and exceed pre-pandemic baselines.
Effects of COVID-19 on coastal and marine environments: Aggravated microplastic pollution, improved air quality, and future perspective
Researchers conducted a comprehensive review of how the COVID-19 pandemic affected coastal and marine environments between 2020 and 2023. The study found that pandemic-related waste, particularly personal protective equipment, significantly increased microplastic pollution in marine ecosystems, while lockdowns temporarily improved air quality. Evidence indicates that the environmental legacy of COVID-19 includes lasting microplastic contamination that will require long-term mitigation strategies.
COVID-19's environmental impacts: Challenges and implications for the future
COVID-19's positive environmental effects (especially CO2 emission reductions) were temporary and only detected in 2020, while its negative impacts -- particularly medical waste containing antibiotic resistance genes, heavy metals, and microplastics -- represent lasting challenges. International aviation CO2 dropped 59% in 2020 but industry emissions fell only 3.16%.
COVID-19, a double-edged sword for the environment: a review on the impacts of COVID-19 on the environment
This review assessed pandemic-related environmental impacts, finding that COVID-19 reduced air and water pollution temporarily through industrial slowdowns but simultaneously increased plastic waste, antibiotic release, and chemical contamination from disinfectants, producing a mixed and complex environmental legacy.
A Review of the Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Solid Waste Management
This review examines the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on solid waste management systems globally, highlighting how increased medical waste, face mask disposal in waterways, and disrupted collection services created new pollution burdens, while pandemic-related lockdowns also produced temporary environmental benefits including reduced carbon emissions.
Understanding of environmental pollution and its anthropogenic impacts on biological resources during the COVID-19 period
Researchers reviewed how the COVID-19 pandemic intensified plastic pollution across terrestrial, marine, and atmospheric environments by driving surges in single-use plastics and inadequately managed medical waste, with plastic-related contamination projected to pose escalating transboundary risks through 2030 and beyond.
COVID-19 and the emerging research trends in environmental studies: a bibliometric evaluation
Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis of 495 environmental science publications from the COVID-19 pandemic era, identifying key research trends including environmental quality assessment, increased chemical disinfectant exposure, worsening solid waste management, and strategies for post-pandemic urban planning. The study maps how the pandemic reshaped environmental research priorities and revealed both temporary environmental improvements and new pollution challenges.
Lockdown Amid COVID-19 Ascendancy over Ambient Particulate Matter Pollution Anomaly
This review examined the relationship between COVID-19 lockdowns and ambient particulate matter pollution, finding that reduced industrial activity and vehicle traffic during lockdowns led to measurable improvements in air quality in many urban areas. The authors also discussed the potential role of fine particulate matter as a carrier for airborne viral transmission.
Evaluation of Istanbul from the environmental components’ perspective: what has changed during the pandemic?
Researchers assessed year-over-year environmental changes in Istanbul during the COVID-19 pandemic and estimated that disposable masks and gloves generated hundreds of thousands of plastic waste items daily, while lockdown-related reductions in human activity temporarily cut air pollutants by 7–56% and reduced noise levels.
COVID-19 Impacts on Beaches and Coastal Water Pollution at Selected Sites in Ecuador, and Management Proposals Post-pandemic
Researchers studied how COVID-19 lockdown measures temporarily improved environmental conditions at beaches and coastal waters in Ecuador by reducing direct human activities like tourism and port operations. The study found decreases in plastic litter, hydrocarbon contamination, and microbiological pollution during confinement periods, though conditions are expected to revert as activities resume.
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
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.
Measuring the Level of Environmental Performance on Coastal Environment before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study from Cyprus
This study measured environmental performance indicators at Cypriot coastal tourism sites before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, finding that pandemic-related tourism reduction led to measurable improvements in coastal water quality and reduced plastic litter.