Anatolian Journal of Biology

Yazarlar: Ekrem GÜLLÜCE, Şahin KORKMAZ

Konular:Biyoloji

Anahtar Kelimeler:Air pollution,Covid-19,Ecosystem,Soil pollution,Water pollution

Özet: Humanity throughout the history of the world; has faced with many diseases and epidemics that adversely affect its own destiny and all the world's ecosystems. The Covid-19 virus, which emerged in Wuhan, China in the last months of 2019 and transmitted to many people with its high spreading rate, has become one of the largest and most common epidemic diseases worldwide in recent years. The virus, which started in China in a short time and then spread all over the world, affects human health in an extremely fatal way. During the emergence of the virus and the pandemic period around the world, many preventive measures have been taken. On the other hand, the Covid-19 virus has many effects on the environment and human health worldwide. This virus has many environmental effects as well as its deadly effects on human health. During the pandemic period, some important changes and developments are experienced in air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, waste disposal, energy use, global warming and climate change, depending on the changing human needs and habits. Within the scope of this study, the environmental effects of the Covid-19 virus, which has fatal effects on public health were examined in detail with the help of relevant articles and resources. The effects of the virus on air pollution, water pollution and soil pollution were discussed. All these environmental pollution effects, use of soap and detergents, disposal of glove and mask wastes, energy use and changes in global warming were evaluated.

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