Indirect effects of COVID-19 on the environment

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 728; p. 138813
• Main Authors: Zambrano-Monserrate, Manuel A., Ruano, María Alejandra, Sanchez-Alcalde, Luis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.08.2020
• Subjects: air; Air Pollution; air quality; Bathing Beaches; Betacoronavirus; China; Coronavirus Infections; COVID-19; COVID-19 infection; Environment; Environmental impact; Environmental Pollution; GHGs; Humans; Italy; Noise; Pandemic; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral; Recycling - statistics & numerical data; SARS-CoV-2; SARS-CoV2; Social distancing policies; Spain; wastes; Italy; China; Spain; COVID-19; Social distancing policies; SARS-CoV2; Pandemic; GHGs; Environmental impact

This research aims to show the positive and negative indirect effects of COVID-19 on the environment, particularly in the most affected countries such as China, USA, Italy, and Spain. Our research shows that there is a significant association between contingency measures and improvement in air quali...