Environment—lockdown, air pollution and related diseases: could we learn something and make it last?

M Jevtic, V Matkovic, P Van Den Hazel… - European journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Although the pandemic has caused substantial losses in economic prosperity and human
lives, it has also some positive impacts on the environment. Restricted mobility, complete …

The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on air pollution in Europe and North America: a systematic review

M Bakola, I Hernandez Carballo… - European Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Multiple studies report reductions in air pollution associated with COVID-19
lockdowns. Methods We performed a systematic review of the changes observed in …

[HTML][HTML] Conflicts increased in Africa shortly after COVID-19 lockdowns, but welfare assistance reduced fatalities

R Gutierrez-Romero - Economic Modelling, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding how rises in local prices affect food-related conflicts is essential for crafting
adequate social welfare responses, particularly in settings with an already high level of food …

[HTML][HTML] Spatio-temporal analysis of air pollution dynamics over Bangalore city during second wave of COVID-19

I Gogeri, KC Gouda, ST Aruna - Natural Hazards Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The country wide lockdown implemented during 27th April to 14 th June 2021 in order to
prevent the spread of COVID-19 during the second wave in India. Effect of the restricted …

Chemical fingerprints and source resolution of atmospheric fine particles in an industrial harbor based on one-year intermittent field sampling data

YL Tseng, CS Yuan, KW Wong, C Lin - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigated the spatiotemporal variation, chemical characteristics, and source
resolution of PM 2.5 in an East Asian seaport adjacent to industrial complex and urban area …

Aerosol loading and radiation budget perturbations in densely populated and highly polluted Indo‐Gangetic Plain by COVID‐19: Influences on cloud properties and …

P Khatri, T Hayasaka, B Holben… - Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aerosols emitted in densely populated and industrialized Indo‐Gangetic Plain, one of the
most polluted regions in the world, modulate regional climate, monsoon, and Himalayan …

[HTML][HTML] Aerosol transmission of human pathogens: From miasmata to modern viral pandemics and their preservation potential in the Anthropocene record

T Moreno, W Gibbons - Geoscience Frontiers, 2022 - Elsevier
Ongoing uncertainty over the relative importance of aerosol transmission of COVID-19 is in
part rooted in the history of medical science and our understanding of how epidemic …

[HTML][HTML] Local honey reflects environmental changes in metal concentrations and lead isotope ratios during COVID-19 restrictions in Brussels, Belgium, and …

B Hoppstock-Mattson, D Weis, J Maton, G Hublet… - Science of The Total …, 2025 - Elsevier
Effective methods for measuring sudden environmental changes are crucial for
understanding how cities respond to shifts in human activity. This study examines …

[HTML][HTML] New trends in South-South migration: The economic impact of COVID-19 and immigration enforcement

R Gutiérrez-Romero, N Salgado - Applied Geography, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper evaluates the impact of the pandemic and enforcement at the US and Mexican
borders on the emigration of Guatemalans during 2017–2020. During this period, the …

Forest fires and impacts of COVID-19 lockdowns on air quality in four Latin American megacities

JA Bonilla - Environmental Research Letters, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Latin America, as other regions in the world, imposed mobility restrictions to tackle the
COVID-19 pandemic. Although recent research has analyzed the effect of mobility …