在COVID-19大流行期间,固体废物管理的挑战,机遇和进展
Abhilasha Tripathi1, Vinay Kumar Tyagi2, Vivekanand Vivekanand3
1Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, 208001, India.
Case studies in chemical and environmental engineering
|April 15, 2024
概括
随着COVID-19大流行,固体废物趋势发生了重大变化,医疗废物增加,回收减少. 各国正在实施战略,以管理废物和防止病毒传播.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 废物管理 废物管理
背景情况:
- 源自2019年底的COVID-19大流行,已经在全球范围内影响了日常生活和废物产生模式.
- 越来越多地使用个人防护设备 (PPE) 和一次性塑料导致了废物流的重大转变.
- 封锁和减少收集服务导致废物积累,带来了进一步的环境和健康挑战.
研究的目的:
- 分析COVID-19流行病对固体废物产生,回收和处置的影响.
- 检查家庭,街头和医疗部门的废物趋势的变化.
- 审查疫情期间管理传染性废物的全球战略.
主要方法:
- 审查科研文献和关于COVID-19大流行期间固体废物管理的报告.
- 对废物产生趋势的分析,重点关注个人防护设备和一次性使用物品.
- 案例研究方法突出了国家在废物制和传播减少方面的努力.
主要成果:
- 在全球范围内,医疗废物产生显著增加,包括口罩和手套.
- 废物收集和回收基础设施的破坏导致了大量的废物堆积.
- 疫情扭转了减少一次性塑料消费的进展.
结论:
- 由于COVID-19的流行,在固体废物管理方面出现了前所未有的挑战.
- 需要有效的战略来管理增加的传染性废物和减轻环境影响.
- 可持续的废物管理实践必须纳入流行病应对计划.
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