Implications of COVID-19 on global environmental pollution and carbon emissions with strategies for sustainability in the COVID-19 era

M Yang, L Chen, G Msigwa, KHD Tang… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The impacts of COVID-19 on global environmental pollution since its onset in December
2019 require special attention. The rapid spread of COVID-19 globally has led countries to …

COVID-19 and environmental concerns: A rapid review

GD Sharma, AK Tiwari, M Jain, A Yadav… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
COVID-19 has slowed global economic growth and consequently impacted the environment
as well. Parallelly, the environment also influences the transmission of this novel …

Disposal behavior of used masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Moroccan community: potential environmental impact

N Mejjad, EK Cherif, A Rodero, DA Krawczyk… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The spread of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) levied on the Moroccan authorities to
increase their mask production capacity, which reached up to 12 million facemask units …

Changes of air pollution between countries because of lockdowns to face COVID-19 pandemic

AP Akan, M Coccia - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The goal of this study is to analyze how levels of air pollution changed between countries
with their restriction policy of lockdown to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. The study …

Opposite impact of emission reduction during the COVID-19 lockdown period on the surface concentrations of PM2. 5 and O3 in Wuhan, China

H Yin, C Liu, Q Hu, T Liu, S Wang, M Gao, S Xu… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
To prevent the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic, the Chinese megacity Wuhan has taken
emergent lockdown measures starting on January 23, 2020. This provided a natural …

Spatio-temporal variations of PM2. 5 and O3 in China during 2013–2021: Impact factor analysis

X Liu, G Yi, X Zhou, T Zhang, X Bie, J Li, H Tan - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) and ozone (O 3) pollution are regarded as
significant secondary air pollutants. The PM 2.5 in most regions in China declined, and the …

A scientometric analysis and review of biogenic volatile organic compound emissions: Research hotspots, new frontiers, and environmental implications

M Cai, C An, C Guy - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Bioenergy is considered a promising alternative to achieve carbon neutrality and emission
reduction. There is a debate over the role of bioenergy in climate change mitigation because …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in the concentration and composition of urban aerosols during the COVID-19 lockdown

Á Clemente, E Yubero, JF Nicolás, S Caballero… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work investigates the impact of COVID-19 restrictive measures on the mass
concentrations of PM 1 and PM 10, and their chemical components (water-soluble ions …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on air quality—A global review

A Addas, A Maghrabi - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has emerged as a serious public health threat and
has had a tremendous impact on all spheres of the environment. The air quality across the …

Modeling NO2 air pollution variation during and after COVID-19-regulation using principal component analysis of satellite imagery

KD Kovács, I Haidu - Environmental Pollution, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract By implementing Principal Component Analysis (PCA) of multitemporal satellite
data, this paper presents modeling solutions for air pollutant variation in three scenarios …