Environmental Impact and Consequences of the COVID-19 Global Health Crisis

Year 2022, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 89 - 95, 20.04.2022

Göknur Ege , Mehmet Ali Ege

https://doi.org/10.53472/jenas.1071098

Abstract

In this article, the effects and consequences of the COVID-19 global epidemic, which has been affecting the whole world since 2019, on the environment are examined in terms of its environmental and social dimensions. COVID-19 has led to changes in our behavior and habits, and the effects of human behavior are the main source of environmental pollution. Behavioral changes that occurred with the COVID-19 epidemic, their short, long and medium-term consequences affecting the environment, are discussed through the basic factors that affect the environment such as chemicals, plastics, waste containing pathogens, clean water resources and recycling. Many issues that cause negative effects on the environment, such as the increase in the use of disinfectants, cleaning products, pharmaceuticals, protective packaging and disposable products, cargo packages, increased plastic waste, medical waste, water consumption and reduction in recycling, are the results of our changed behavior and habits due to the epidemic.

Keywords

Society, Environmental pollution, COVID-19, Plastic Waste, Pharmaceuticals, SUP

COVID-19 Küresel Sağlık Krizinin Çevresel Etki ve Sonuçları

Abstract

Bu makalede, 2019 yılından bu yana tüm dünyayı etkileyen COVID-19 küresel salgınının çevre üzerindeki etki ve sonuçları, çevresel ve toplumsal boyutlarıyla irdelenmektedir. COVID-19, davranış ve alışkanlıklarımızda değişime yol açmıştır ve insan davranışından kaynaklanan etkiler çevre kirliliğinin başlıca kaynağıdır. COVID-19 salgınıyla birlikte meydana gelen davranışsal değişimler, bunların çevreyi etkileyen kısa, uzun ve orta vadeli sonuçları, kimyasallar, plastikler, patojen içeren atıklar, temiz su kaynakları ve geri dönüşüm, gibi çevreyi etkilen temel unsurlar üzerinden ele alınmaktadırDezenfektanların, temizlik ürünlerinin, farmasötiklerin, koruyucu ambalajların ve tek kullanımlık ürünlerin kullanımındaki artış, kargo paketleri, artan plastik atıklar, tıbbi atıklar, su tüketimi ve geri dönüşümdeki azalma gibi çevre üzerinde olumsuz etkilere yol açan pek çok konu, salgın nedeniyle değişen davranış ve alışkanlıklarımızla birlikte ortaya çıkmıştır.

Keywords

COVID-19, TKU, Toplum, Çevre Kirliliği, Plastik Atıklar, Farmasötikler

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