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    During the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, various types of pollution decreased. Water pollution, as measured by suspended particulate matter, decreased by 36%. Air pollution and daily carbon dioxide emissions decreased by 17% due to fewer vehicles and less industrial activity. Discarded single-use face masks and shields have become pervasive litter since the start of the pandemic, with 3.4 billion discarded every day.

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    During the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, various types of pollution decreased. Water pollution, as measured by suspended particulate matter, decreased by 36%. Air pollution and daily carbon dioxide emissions decreased by 17% due to fewer vehicles and less industrial activity. Discarded single-use face masks and shields have become pervasive litter since the start of the pandemic, with 3.4 billion discarded every day.

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    COVID-19 & POLLUTION

    HOW POLLUTION RATES CHANGED AT THE HEIGHT OF


    THE PANDEMIC

    ?
    Water Pollution
    ...is caused by the presence of industrial
    waste, oil spills, marine dumping, etc. It
    results in undrinkable water, and fatal
    diseases.
    What is pollution?

    It is the presence of substances Air Pollution


    (pollutants) in the environment ...is caused by carbon emissions from
    that have harmful effects. They vehicles and factories, forest fires, etc. It
    can be natural or man-made. can cause respiratory and nervous
    diseases, and birth defects.

    Land Pollution
    ...is caused by dumping trash, compost,
    DURING THE COVID-19
    etc. which contaminates the land. It
    LOCKDOWN...
    can cause a risk of animal extinction,
    and diseases.

    In 2021, the average In 2020, air pollution, and 3.4 billion single-use face
    suspended particulate matter greenhouse gas and daily masks/shields are discarded
    (SPM) in water decreased by carbon dioxide emissions every day since the start of
    about 36 (Ormaza-González decreased by 17% (Venter et the COVID-19 pandemic
    et al., 2021). al., 2020). (Benson et al., 2020).

    SOLUTION TO THE POLLUTION Sources:

    Benson, N. U., Bassey, D. E., & Palanisami, T. (2021, February). COVID pollution:
    impact of COVID-19 pandemic on global plastic waste footprint. Heliyon,
    Be accountable of your own trash, especially PPEs; 7(2). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021004485

    don't litter Ormaza-González, F. I., Castro-Rodas, D., & Statham, P. J. (2021, July 1).
    COVID-19 Impacts on Beaches and Coastal Water Pollution at Selected Sites

    Use washable face masks, if possible in Ecuador, and Management Proposals Post-pandemic. Frontiers in Marine
    Science. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.669374/full

    Properly pack, seal, and throw PPE away Parker, L. (2021, April 14). How to stop discarded face masks from polluting
    the planet. National Geographic. Retrieved November 5, 2022, from
    Don't throw PPE in recycling bins as they are not https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/how-to-stop-
    discarded-face-masks-from-polluting-the-planet

    recyclable Venter, Z. S., Aunan, K., Chowdhury, S., & Lelieveld, J. (2020, July 28). COVID-

    (Parker, 2021) 19 lockdowns cause global air pollution declines (A. R. Ravishankara, Ed.).
    PNAS, 117(32). https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2006853117

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