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the whole period of lockdown. On the other hand reduction in the sum total of solid
wastes produced by different types of industries was observed but the increment in
the amount of domestic and medical wastes was also observed which is considered as
one indirect negative effect of lockdown. It is now clear that COVID-19 has brought
fear for human beings and become a curse to mankind but for nature it has emerged
as a blessing in disguise.
6.6 Future Prospects
There is an urgent need for enforcing the importance of environmental concerns
in order to protect the earth from at least those activities of man which could be
controlled. These concerns should focus on both short-term and long-term goals.
Less fascist policies and more eco-fascism are expected from the official domain for
the society. The industries should not only focus on their products and profitability
but also on the harm that they are doing to the nature. Some other suggestions
which can be taken by industries, government, and by the society as a whole in
order to control the degradation of the nature includes self-censoring by industries,
monitoring of firms by various NGO and government agencies, applying pressure on
the firms to improve and upgrade over the period of time, policies should be made by
the government in order to control and assess the industries. However, the policies
should be structured in such a way that when placed to implementation it is easier for
the firms and public to comprehend. The carbon footprint of mankind can be reduced
effectively as people have started doing work from home which came out as a better
alternative. There is a further need to study that the implementation of lockdown
could be an alternative for reduction of pollution and its impact on the economy.
References
1. Agarwal S, Pramanick P, Mitra A (2020) Alteration of dissolved zinc concentration during
COVID-19 lockdown phase in coastal West Bengal. NUJS J Regul Stud Spec Iss
2. Arif M, Kumar R, Parveen S (2020) Reduction in water pollution in Yamuna River due to
lockdown under COVID-19 Pandemic. ChemRxiv
3. Assessment ME (2005) Synthesis report. Island, Washington, DC
4. Baldasano JM (2020) COVID-19 lockdown effects on air quality by NO 2 in the cities of
Barcelona and Madrid (Spain). Sci Total Environ 140353
5. Berman JD, Ebisu K (2020) Changes in US air pollution during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sci
Total Environ 139864
6. Braga F, Scarpa GM, Brando VE, Manfè G, Zaggia L (2020) COVID-19 lockdown measures
reveal human impact on water transparency in the Venice Lagoon. Sci Total Environ 139612
7. Brasseur G, Granier C (1992) Mount Pinatubo aerosols, chlorofluorocarbons, and ozone
depletion. Science 257(5074):1239–1242
8. Buxton RT, McKenna MF, Mennitt D, Fristrup K, Crooks K, Angeloni L, Wittemyer G (2017)
Noise pollution is pervasive in US protected areas. Science 356(6337):531–533
R. S. Sharma et al.
the whole period of lockdown. On the other hand reduction in the sum total of solid
wastes produced by different types of industries was observed but the increment in
the amount of domestic and medical wastes was also observed which is considered as
one indirect negative effect of lockdown. It is now clear that COVID-19 has brought
fear for human beings and become a curse to mankind but for nature it has emerged
as a blessing in disguise.
6.6 Future Prospects
There is an urgent need for enforcing the importance of environmental concerns
in order to protect the earth from at least those activities of man which could be
controlled. These concerns should focus on both short-term and long-term goals.
Less fascist policies and more eco-fascism are expected from the official domain for
the society. The industries should not only focus on their products and profitability
but also on the harm that they are doing to the nature. Some other suggestions
which can be taken by industries, government, and by the society as a whole in
order to control the degradation of the nature includes self-censoring by industries,
monitoring of firms by various NGO and government agencies, applying pressure on
the firms to improve and upgrade over the period of time, policies should be made by
the government in order to control and assess the industries. However, the policies
should be structured in such a way that when placed to implementation it is easier for
the firms and public to comprehend. The carbon footprint of mankind can be reduced
effectively as people have started doing work from home which came out as a better
alternative. There is a further need to study that the implementation of lockdown
could be an alternative for reduction of pollution and its impact on the economy.
References
1. Agarwal S, Pramanick P, Mitra A (2020) Alteration of dissolved zinc concentration during
COVID-19 lockdown phase in coastal West Bengal. NUJS J Regul Stud Spec Iss
2. Arif M, Kumar R, Parveen S (2020) Reduction in water pollution in Yamuna River due to
lockdown under COVID-19 Pandemic. ChemRxiv
3. Assessment ME (2005) Synthesis report. Island, Washington, DC
4. Baldasano JM (2020) COVID-19 lockdown effects on air quality by NO 2 in the cities of
Barcelona and Madrid (Spain). Sci Total Environ 140353
5. Berman JD, Ebisu K (2020) Changes in US air pollution during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sci
Total Environ 139864
6. Braga F, Scarpa GM, Brando VE, Manfè G, Zaggia L (2020) COVID-19 lockdown measures
reveal human impact on water transparency in the Venice Lagoon. Sci Total Environ 139612
7. Brasseur G, Granier C (1992) Mount Pinatubo aerosols, chlorofluorocarbons, and ozone
depletion. Science 257(5074):1239–1242
8. Buxton RT, McKenna MF, Mennitt D, Fristrup K, Crooks K, Angeloni L, Wittemyer G (2017)
Noise pollution is pervasive in US protected areas. Science 356(6337):531–533