Effects of meteorological conditions and air pollution on COVID-19 transmission: Evidence from 219 Chinese cities

Z Zhang, T Xue, X Jin - Science of the total environment, 2020 - Elsevier
The spatial distribution of the COVID-19 infection in China cannot be explained solely by
geographical distance and regulatory stringency. In this research we investigate how …

COVID-19 pandemic persuaded lockdown effects on environment over stone quarrying and crushing areas

I Mandal, S Pal - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Stone quarrying and crushing spits huge stone dust to the environment and causes threats
to ecosystem components as well as human health. Imposing emergency lockdown to stop …

On the effects of COVID-19 safer-at-home policies on social distancing, car crashes and pollution

A Brodeur, N Cook, T Wright - Journal of environmental economics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the impacts of COVID-19 safer-at-home polices on collisions and
pollution. We find that statewide safer-at-home policies lead to a 20% reduction in vehicular …

Air quality during COVID-19 in four megacities: lessons and challenges for public health

P Connerton, J Vicente de Assunção… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The study described in this manuscript analyzed the effects of quarantine and social
distancing policies implemented due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) …

Effects of COVID-19 pandemic control measures on air pollution in Lima metropolitan area, Peru in South America

JP Rojas, FR Urdanivia, RA Garay, AJ García… - Air Quality, Atmosphere …, 2021 - Springer
The sanitary measures implemented to control and prevent an increase in infections due to
the COVID-19 pandemic have produced an improvement in the air quality of many urban …

Does stringency of lockdown affect air quality? Evidence from Indian cities

S Kumar, S Managi - Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, 2020 - Springer
The precipitous spread of COVID-19 has created a conflict between human health and
economic well-being. To contain the spread of its contagious effect, India imposed a …

Evaluating the effects of COVID-19 on plastic surgery emergencies: protocols and analysis from a level I trauma center

K Hassan, H Prescher, F Wang, DW Chang… - Annals of plastic …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background The COVID-19 crisis has brought many unique challenges to the health care
system. Across the United States, social distancing measures have been put in place …

Mobility restrictions and air quality under COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo, Brazil

Social distancing policies put in place during COVID-19 epidemic in addition to helping to
limit the spread of the disease also contributed to improving urban air quality. Here we show …

Effect of climatology parameters on air pollution during COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan

L Dabbour, E Abdelhafez, M Hamdan - Environmental Research, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aims to explore the real-time impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on measured air
pollution in the three largest cities of Jordan (Amman, Irbid and Zarqa). It is hypothesized …

Estimating the Impact of COVID-19 on the PM2.5 Levels in China with a Satellite-Driven Machine Learning Model

Q Li, Q Zhu, M Xu, Y Zhao, KMV Narayan, Y Liu - Remote sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
China implemented an aggressive nationwide lockdown procedure immediately after the
COVID-19 outbreak in January 2020. As China emerges from the impact of COVID-19 on …