COVID-19 in the Environment: Impact, Concerns, and Management of Coronavirus

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COVID-19 in the Environment: Impact, Concerns, and Management of Coronavirus highlights the research and technology addressing COVID-19 in the environment, including the associated fate, transport, and disposal. It examines the impacts of the virus at local, national, and global levels, including both positive and negative environmental impacts and techniques for assessing and managing them. Utilizing case studies, it also presents examples of various issues around handling these impacts, as well as policies and strategies being developed as a result. Organized into six parts, COVID-19 in the Environment begins by presenting the nature of the virus and its transmission in various environmental media, as well as models for reducing the transmission. Section 2 describes methods for monitoring and detecting the virus, whereas Sections 3, 4, and 5 go on to examine the socio-economic impact, the environmental impact and risk, and the waste management impact, respectively. Finally, Section 6 explores the environmental policies and strategies that have comes as a result of COVID-19, the implications for climate change, and what the long-term effects will be on environmental sustainability. - Examines the fate, transport, and management of COVID-19 and COVID-19 related waste in the environment - Explores a variety of issues related to the environmental handling and impacts of COVID-19, particularly utilizing case studies - Offers tools and techniques for assessing real-time environmental issues related to COVID-19

About the author

Deepak Rawtani is an Associate Professor at the School of Pharmacy, National Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. He has gained extensive experience in the fields of molecular medicine, discovery biology, and nanobiotechnology at various research organizations. His research focuses on forensic nanobiotechnology, with a special emphasis on DNA-nanoparticle interactions and the functionalization of halloysite nanotubes for various applications, including enzyme immobilization, drug delivery, and environmental remediation.

Nitasha Khatri is a Senior Scientific Officer and Head of Laboratory at the Gujarat Environment Management Institute (GEMI), Forests and Environment Department, Govt. of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. Her research focuses on environmental management, contributing to studies in the field of ecology including biomonitoring with macroinvertebrates, bioremediation using nanotechnology, rural environment management, environmental conservation, and source apportionment studies involving the monitoring and assessment of water, air, and soil.

Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain is an Adjunct Professor and Director of Laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, United States. His research is focused on the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and other industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor in his research areas. He has published with Elsevier, the American Chemical Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, CRC Press, and Springer.

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