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COVID-19 in the Environment

Impact, Concerns, and Management of Coronavirus

  • 1st Edition - September 22, 2021
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Deepak Rawtani, Nitasha Khatri, Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain
  • Language: English

COVID-19 in the Environment: Impact, Concerns, and Management of Coronavirus highlights the research and technology addressing COVID-19 in the environment, including the associate… Read more

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Description

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.

Key features

  • 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

Readership

Researchers, practitioners, and policymakers in environmental management, waste, and environmental health

Table of contents

Part 1. Transmission of COVID-19 in Environment

1. Introduction to COVID-19

2. SARS-CoV-2 and the wastewater environment

3. Role of environmental factors in transmission of COVID-19

Part 2. Monitoring and Analysis of COVID-19 in Environment

4. Sampling and analytical techniques for COVID-19

5. Sensor-based techniques for detection of COVID-19

6. Modern digital techniques for monitoring and analysis

7. Challenges and future aspects of COVID-19 monitoring and detection

Part 3. Impact of COVID-19 on Socio-Economic Environment

8. Socio-economic impact of COVID-19

9. Impact of COVID-19 on Industries

Part 4. Environmental Impact and Risk Management of COVID-19

10. Environmental Impact of COVID-19

11. Risk Management of COVID-19

12. Case studies on COVID-19 and environment

Part 5. Waste Management of COVID-19

13. Impact of waste generated due to COVID-19

14. Management of COVID-19 waste

Part 6. COVID-19: A Burden or Relief for Environment

15. Environmental policies and strategies for COVID-19

16. Environmental implications of pandemic on climate

17. COVID-19 Boon or Bane: A case study of Air pollutant transport in the Yangtze River Delta region and its consequent health effects during the COVID-19 lockdown period

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: September 22, 2021
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Deepak Rawtani

Deepak Rawtani, M.E., PhD, Chartered Engineer, has over 21 years of extensive research experience spanning private and government organizations. He is an accomplished researcher with a focus on molecular medicine, discovery biology, and nanobiotechnology. His career includes roles at the Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, Lucknow; USV Limited, Mumbai; and Torrent Research Centre, Gandhinagar. His primary research areas include forensic nanobiotechnology, with a particular emphasis on DNA–nanoparticle interactions and the functionalization of halloysite nanotubes for applications such as enzyme immobilization, drug delivery, and environmental remediation. Dr. Rawtani has authored over 120 papers and seven books in nanotechnology and environmental science, published in AQ1, a reputable international journal and publisher. He has been recognized among the top 2% of researchers worldwide by Stanford University for 2021, 2022, and 2023. Additionally, he is a NABL-empaneled Technical Assessor (ISO/IEC 17025) with the Quality Council of India.
Affiliations and expertise
Member Governing Body GSRC & School of Pharmacy, National Forensic Science University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

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Nitasha Khatri

Nitasha Khatri holds a graduate degree in Life Sciences, with postgraduate and MPhil qualifications in Biotechnology. She earned her PhD in Environmental Science, specializing in water pollution and management. With over 18 years of experience primarily in the environmental sector, she currently serves at Gujarat Environment Management Institute (GEMI) as a Senior Scientific Officer and Head of the Laboratory. Her active contributions span various areas of ecology, including biomonitoring with macroinvertebrates, nanotechnology-assisted bioremediation, rural environment management, conservation efforts, and source apportionment studies involving water, air, and soil monitoring and assessment. Dr. Khatri has authored more than 40 research papers published in international peer-reviewed journals.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Scientific Officer & Head of Laboratory, Gujarat Environment Management Institute (GEMI), Forests and Environment Department, Govt. of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

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Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain

Prof. Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, PhD, 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 focuses on sustainability, the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry and other various industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor of around 200 books, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas. He has published with ELSEVIER, American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, CRC Press, and Springer.

Affiliations and expertise
Adjunct Professor and Director of Chemistry & EVSC Labs, Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, NJ, USA

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