Role of water under the covid-19 pandemic: beneficial or/and detrimental?
| Autor: | Jasna Grabić, Ksenija Mačkić |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0303 health sciences
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) business.industry Download Internet privacy Warranty General Engineering Context (language use) 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Contaminated water 03 medical and health sciences Pandemic Production (economics) Water cycle business 030304 developmental biology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Acta Horticulturae et Regiotecturae. 24:77-79 |
| ISSN: | 1338-5259 |
| Popis: | The COVID-19 pandemic represented a global phenomenon during 2020 It has spread over most of the countries in the world, leading to the infection of millions of people with a death rate of 2-3% simultaneously causing a serious economic crisis It resulted in significant pollution reduction, but effects to combat COVID-19 led to an increase of some special pollutants In such circumstances water can be considered as a cleaning and diluting agent for pollutants, providing hygienic conditions, as well as valuable raw material for the production of a variety of goods necessary for combating COVID-19 On the contrary, water can be viewed as a potential threat in relation to the virus spreading Within the context of the human water cycle, we have identified possible hotspots related to risks of infection spreading It may occur when contaminated water is reused (grey and black water), or insufficiently purified water enters the environment, which might interfere with drinking water [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Acta Horticulturae et Regiotectuare is the property of Sciendo and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts ) |
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