The Benefits and Impact of COVID Lockdown on the Environment

Abeni El-Amin
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Evidence-based research indicates that river basins are cleaner due to fewer people driving due to community lockdowns. Further, air quality has improved due to lessened home-to-work/school transportation and more Work-From-Home (WFH) remote options. Moreover, governments are experiencing challenges providing food to the most vulnerable communities from a food security standpoint. For example, those in global slums are particularly challenged during this time. Air, water, soil, and noise pollution have diminished since the pandemic as manufacturing production has been severely reduced in some industries. Food quality has been diminished because manufacturers are focused more on the quality of products rather than on perceived consumer quality. Solid and waste challenges abound as the use of hand sanitizers and chemicals to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus have created elevated levels of chemicals in waste programs threatening to refuse environmental factors and soil quality via toxic substances. The impacts of growth on the ecosystem are global because some species are in an overabundance within the food cycle, threatening the delicate balance of nature. On the other hand, algae overgrowth has lessened because of less carbon and nitrogen emissions. Also, human traffic and visitations to international parks have decreased. For instance, in Canada and other nature parks, animals on the plains now run free because of social distancing measures and park closures. From an economic perspective, as some industries have grown (masks/sanitation chemical/respirator production), others have declined (transportation/aviation). As a result, the pandemic has reduced air quality impacts of commercial aviation travel and lessened global cargo, which has reduced air and sound emissions worldwide
COVID封锁对环境的好处和影响
基于证据的研究表明,由于社区封锁,开车的人减少,河流流域更加清洁。此外,由于减少了从家到公司/学校的交通,以及更多的在家工作(WFH)远程选择,空气质量有所改善。此外,从粮食安全的角度来看,各国政府正在面临向最脆弱社区提供粮食的挑战。例如,在此期间,全球贫民窟的人面临的挑战尤其大。自疫情以来,由于一些行业的制造业生产严重减少,空气、水、土壤和噪音污染有所减少。食品质量已经下降,因为制造商更关注产品的质量,而不是消费者的感知质量。由于使用洗手液和化学品来减少COVID-19病毒的传播,导致废物处理项目中的化学物质含量升高,有可能通过有毒物质拒绝环境因素和土壤质量,因此固体和废物处理面临诸多挑战。增长对生态系统的影响是全球性的,因为一些物种在食物循环中过剩,威胁着自然界的微妙平衡。另一方面,由于碳和氮排放减少,藻类过度生长有所减少。此外,国际公园的人流量和游客数量也有所减少。例如,在加拿大和其他自然公园,由于社会距离措施和公园关闭,平原上的动物现在可以自由奔跑。从经济角度来看,随着一些行业(口罩/卫生化学品/呼吸器生产)的增长,其他行业(运输/航空)则在下降。因此,大流行病减少了商业航空旅行对空气质量的影响,减少了全球货运,从而减少了世界各地的空气和声音排放
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