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ClearImpacts 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.
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.
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 COVID-19 on NO2 Concentrations, Air Pollution, Water pollution, & Water quality
This study reviewed published evidence on how the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns affected NO2 concentrations, air pollution, water quality, and waterborne pollutants, finding mixed but generally pollution-reducing effects from reduced human activity.
COVID-19, travel restrictions and environmental consequences
Researchers reviewed the environmental and public health impacts of COVID-19 travel restrictions, examining how reduced mobility temporarily improved air quality and other environmental indicators while simultaneously creating new challenges around vaccine distribution, border closures, and long-term pandemic management.
COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on the environment: A global perspective
This global perspective reviews environmental impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, documenting sharp increases in single-use plastic waste, pharmaceutical pollution, and medical waste that more than offset short-term pollution reductions seen during lockdowns. The authors argue that pandemic-driven plastic surges created a new wave of microplastic contamination entering aquatic and terrestrial systems.
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.
Challenges and Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on Global Waste Management Systems: A Review
Researchers reviewed the global impact of COVID-19 on waste management systems, focusing on the surge of disposable personal protective equipment and single-use plastics. The study highlights that pandemic-related waste has created novel pollution pathways for air, soil, and water contamination, and discusses the challenges this poses for existing waste management infrastructure worldwide.
SARS-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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Can COVID-19 and environmental research in developing countries support these countries to meet the environmental challenges induced by the pandemic?
Researchers used bibliometric analysis to assess COVID-19 and environmental research capacity in developing countries, finding — unexpectedly — that developing nations published more pandemic-environment studies than developed ones, with key themes including energy consumption impacts and the role of AI and big data in improving environmental outcomes.
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.
Microplastics and other emerging contaminants in the environment after COVID-19 pandemic: The need of global reconnaissance studies
This review examines how COVID-19 pandemic waste, including disposable masks, gloves, and disinfectants, has increased microplastic and chemical contamination in the environment. These contaminants enter waterways through improper disposal, wastewater plants, and surface runoff. The study calls for global monitoring to understand the full impact of pandemic-related pollution on ecosystems and human health.
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.
Municipal solid waste management during COVID-19 pandemic: effects and repercussions
Researchers reviewed 56 studies on how the COVID-19 pandemic altered municipal solid waste management, finding that lockdowns changed both the quantity and composition of waste while simultaneously disrupting recycling programs and increasing medical waste and littered plastic.
Coronavirus disease-19 in environmental fields: a bibliometric and visualization mapping analysis
Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis — a large-scale study of scientific publication trends — to map how the scientific community responded to COVID-19 in environmental research fields. The most common topics included air quality impacts, mental health effects, and economic consequences of the pandemic, with China, the USA, and Italy producing the most publications.
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.
Analysis on Air Pollutants in COVID-19 Lockdown Using Satellite Imagery: A Study on Pakistan
Satellite imagery was used to analyze air pollutant concentrations including CO, NO2, and aerosols in Pakistan during COVID-19 lockdown periods, finding temporary reductions in some pollutants followed by rapid rebound as restrictions eased. The study demonstrates that industrial and transport emissions are dominant drivers of urban air pollution in Pakistan, with lockdowns providing only short-term environmental relief.