Consequences of the impact Covid-19 pandemic on the environment and suggestions for reducing them
Students Name: Ostapiuk Pavlo Yuriiovych
Qualification Level: magister
Speciality: Ecology and Environmental Protection
Institute: Viacheslav Chornovil Institute of Sustainable Development
Mode of Study: full
Academic Year: 2020-2021 н.р.
Language of Defence: ukrainian
Abstract: Ostapyuk P.Yu., Tymchuk I.S., (supervisor). Analysis of the positive and negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the environment and proposals for their reduction. Master’s thesis. – Lviv Polytechnic National University, Lviv 2020. Extended annotation In 2020, the planet Earth suffered a new global catastrophe Covid-19. The disease, which appeared in the Chinese city of Wuhan, quickly began to attract the attention of the media and the world community. Calling the skepticism of the people on the one hand and warning of measures by doctors, the disease took its toll and became a global epidemic and the number one issue. Mankind has been forced to go online and reduce social ties to reduce the likelihood of the virus spreading. Reducing the number of people on the streets seemed to reduce noise pollution. The transition of educational institutions and a large number of companies to the online mode - reducing the number of CO2 related to the issues of logistics of pupils, students and employees. However, not only the positive dynamics of environmental impacts can be traced to quarantine measures. We remind you that personal daily protective equipment includes: masks and gloves. And here we approach the issue of recycling used masks. The main issues of the study are: "What was the environmental impact of quarantine prevention of Covid-19 (based on statistics)" The object of the study: the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the environment, global changes as a result of the pandemic and the emerging problem of medical waste disposal. Subject of research: analysis of changes in the amount of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere and the implementation of the forecast of accumulation and disposal of medical waste based on statistics on Covid-19, search for possible solutions to minimize environmental impact. The purpose of the study: To analyze the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the environment and to propose proposals to reduce them. Key words: environment, environment, ecology, utilization, medical waste, epidemic, pandemic, Covid-19. List of abbreviations: UN - United Nations USA - United States of America PPE - personal protective equipment WHO - World Health Organization SHW- solid household waste SEI - State Ecological Inspectorate Publications 1 - Coronavirus - leave for the land Ostapyuk P. Yu., Senior, Timchuk IS, Ph.D. Lviv Polytechnic National University, collection of materials of the annual international scientific and technical conference "Environmental and man-made safety. Protection of water and air pools. Waste Disposal ", (student section) April 22 - 23, 2020 2- Consequences of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment and proposals for their reduction, Ostapyuk P. Yu., Tymchuk IS, Ph.D., Lviv Polytechnic National University, VI International Congress “Sustainable development: environmental protection. Energy saving. Balanced nature management ", September 23 - 25, 2020