Potential Impacts of the COVID-۱۹ Pandemic on Marine Environment

The COVID-۱۹ pandemic is considered the most crucial global health issue of the century. It has quickly spread around the world, posing enormous challenges to the entire human population. mismanagement of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-۱۹ pandemic, and the inappropriate disposal of vast quantities of the mask to the environment is resulting in extensive environmental pollution and may finally negatively impacts in the marine ecosystem. This paper presents an early overview of the observed and potential impacts of the COVID-۱۹ on the marine environment and considers alternative solutions to reduce their negative impact.

کلیدواژه ها:

COVID-۱۹ ، Face mask ، Marine Environment ، Ocean ، Pandemic ، Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)