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During the first COVID-19 peak in the year 2020, one thing became evident – disaster preparedness in health institutions is really wanting. On a given day, hospitals are operating at their usual pace and capacity. Come the next day, the hospitals are overflowing with COVID-19 patients. Then do you ask yourself – how come the…
In 2020 alone, about 1.5 billion face masks found their way into the world’s oceans. And this is far from over, bearing in mind that the pollution journey from far inland is not complete. That is why environmentalists estimate that 75 % of all facemasks ever won will end up in the oceans. Note that…
Ponder over the fact that China is now producing more than 120 million face masks per day. They are so far the number one producer and exporter of face masks. On top of that, virtually every country has several small-scale mask producers. This is to take care of the entire world’s population which now stands…
It is a good thing to personally resolve to fight plastic pollution. After all, who uses the plastic products? You! Who throws them to the garbage pits or heaps? You! And so the fight against plastic pollution has to start with you. Right away, remove from your mind the idea that it has to be…
Certainly, yes! This is what we refer to as sewage or environmental epidemiology. And if it has worked for other viral diseases like poliovirus, it means it is much feasible in regards to the deadly SARS-CoV-2 virus. In the very initial days of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries all over the world resorted to traditional PCR…
Every year, over 100 million marine animals die as a result of plastic pollution. The animals herein belong to some 1000 species. The most affected include sea turtles, seals, seabirds, fish, whales, and dolphins. As of now, about 500 spots in the oceans have been declared dead zones – to mean that no sea animal…
Certainly, yes! COVID-19 is not the first viral disease to hit the world. Before COVID-19, there was hepatitis A, norovirus, poliomyelitis, aseptic meningitis, hand, foot, and mouth disease, pleurodynia, myocarditis, and respiratory tract infections. The viruses causing these diseases have been successfully identified by testing wastewater. The same principles can be applied to the new…
At a time when nearly every soul on earth is exposed to polluted water, water purifiers have become a must-have household item. But even so, there remains quite a degree of skepticism regarding the safety of these water purifiers. Is there a possibility that the purified water we drink is less safe than the raw…
“Thousands have lived without adoration, not one without water.” This makes water a critical endurance component throughout everyday life, yet we junk it at any rate. Numerous substances that are dangerous to human wellbeing enter water supplies and are the reasons for water contamination. I’ll kick off this piece by featuring the different kinds of…