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DOI	10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157932
	Environmental damages due to war in Ukraine: A perspective
	Rawtani, Deepak; Gupta, Gunjan; Khatri, Nitasha; Rao, Piyush K.; Hussain, Chaudhery Mustansar
发表日期	2022
ISSN	0048-9697
EISSN	1879-1026
卷号	850
英文摘要	The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war is the most prominent conflict in Europe since the Second World War and has several geopolitical, economic, infrastructure, and health implications. The war has serious negative consequences on people and the planet. The damage to industrial and commercial infrastructure can contaminate water sources, which can be hazardous for human and ecosystem health. Water shortages and deteriorating sanitary conditions are already evident since water supply and sanitary infrastructure have been hit. Air quality is adversely affected due to troop movement and constant bombarding. Chances of radiation leakage from nuclear sites also remain. The physical, chemical and bi-ological characteristics of soil have been impacted due to shelling and explosions, as a result of which, agriculture has been severely affected. Military actions have caused large-scale deforestation and even wildfires. There is also fear of biodiversity loss and species extinction in the long term. The war of such nature may directly hamper efforts to deal with aspects such as climate change, sustainable development goals (SDGs), conservation and protection of biodiver-sity, and pollution control at local and global levels. Besides this, the repercussions of this war on essential services such as healthcare, education, social security, and public amenities will be felt for a long. As a result of important interrup-tions in the supply of energy and raw materials throughout the world, prices for commodities, oil, and food have risen dramatically. To avert such damages in the future and make the offenders accountable, in the long term, reforms in the mandate of the International Criminal Court are required to include environmental crimes. New international norms to safeguard the environment during conflict are urgently needed. The environment should not be considered an unavoidable war casualty. Environmental and human security are inextricably linked. The international community's reaction to the crisis must include addressing this as a priority.
英文关键词	Ukraine Russia war; Environmental impact; Water pollution; Air pollution; Ecology
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences
WOS类目	Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
WOS记录号	WOS:000863309000013
来源期刊	SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/281099
作者单位	National Forensic Sciences University; National Forensic Sciences University; New Jersey Institute of Technology
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Rawtani, Deepak,Gupta, Gunjan,Khatri, Nitasha,et al. Environmental damages due to war in Ukraine: A perspective[J],2022,850.
APA	Rawtani, Deepak,Gupta, Gunjan,Khatri, Nitasha,Rao, Piyush K.,&Hussain, Chaudhery Mustansar.(2022).Environmental damages due to war in Ukraine: A perspective.SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT,850.
MLA	Rawtani, Deepak,et al."Environmental damages due to war in Ukraine: A perspective".SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 850(2022).