Public views on tourist beach environment from multinational countries and ensuing changes during global epidemic

The continuous endemic of the new SARS-CoV-2 virus brought a halt to the world’s activities from February 2020. Our study intends to gauge public perceptions on the consequences of post-pandemic changes on the marine environment, particularly as they are related to tourist beach amenities. Totally,...

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Veröffentlicht in:Environmental science and pollution research international 2024-06, Vol.31 (29), p.41329-41341
Hauptverfasser: Jeyakumar, Sakthi Selvalakshmi, Ponniah, Jonathan Muthuswamy, Vasudevan, Joshua, Muñoz-Sevilla, Norma Patricia, Urrutia-Goyes, Ricardo, Escobedo-Urias, Diana Cecilia, Rodriguez-Espinosa, Pedro Francisco
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Zusammenfassung:The continuous endemic of the new SARS-CoV-2 virus brought a halt to the world’s activities from February 2020. Our study intends to gauge public perceptions on the consequences of post-pandemic changes on the marine environment, particularly as they are related to tourist beach amenities. Totally, 16 nations’ knowledge and views on various environmental viewpoints over the effects of epidemic were gathered through public polls live on social media during social confinement in 2020. The results indicate that around 85% of respondents were most concerned about the alarming sights of widespread plastic trash and the increase of dangerous biomedical wastes through wastewater in the marine ecosystem. The outcomes of this study will undoubtedly aid in the establishment of a management strategy and for future studies on the consequences of any epidemic on the beaches. Graphical Abstract
ISSN:1614-7499
0944-1344
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-023-26277-x