ECOTOXICITY OF SARS-CoV-2 AND EMERGING CONTAMINANTS: IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH FROM THE ONE HEALTH PERSPECTIVE

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https://doi.org/10.14393/Hygeia2176367

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Environmental surveillance, Basic sanitation, Environmental pollution, Public policies, Social vulnerability

Resumo

The increasing spread of environmental pollutants (biological, physical, and chemical) combined with limited knowledge about emerging contaminants poses a significant risk to both the environment and human health. SARS-CoV-2 has affected various sectors of human society (including biomedical, epidemiological, social, economic, political, cultural, and historical domains) particularly impacting the most vulnerable populations. This study aimed to assess, through the One Health perspective, whether and how the COVID-19 pandemic may affect ecosystems and what the direct and indirect repercussions are for human health. To this end, a narrative review was conducted using scientific publications available on Google Scholar, focusing on basic sanitation, types of pollution, and COVID-19. Findings indicate that SARS-CoV-2 and its viral particles have negatively influenced the biology of various organisms and may interact with the environment in poorly understood ways, including potential secondary transmission routes. Moreover, the virus appears to act synergistically with environmental pollution (air, water, and soil), enhancing both its transmission and its harmful effects. These observations highlight the urgent need for improvements at all levels of basic sanitation, proper waste management, enhanced treatment and disinfection systems, and the advancement of metagenomic research to support environmental monitoring and the prevention of future public health crises.

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Biografia do Autor

  • Eleonora Henriques Amorim de Jesus, Universidade de São Paulo

    Doutora em Fisiopatologia Experimental - FMUSP

    Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo - FMUSP

  • Juliana dos Santos Mendonça, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro

    Dra. em Ecologia, Evolução e Biodiversidade - UNESP " Júlio de Mesquita Filho"

  • Mariana Matera Veras, Universidade de São Paulo

    Profª. Dra. da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo

    Coordenadora do Laboratório de Patologia Ambiental e Experimental - LPAE

  • Guilherme Malafaia, Instituto Federal Goiano

    Prof. Dr. do Instituto Federal Goiano, Campus Urutaí

    Coordenador do Laboratório de Toxicologia Aplicada ao Meio Ambiente – LabTox

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