COVID-19 pandemic in Uttarakhand, India: Environmental recovery or degradation?

A Nandan, NA Siddiqui, C Singh, A Aeri… - Journal of environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The human coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 is now a global
pandemic. Personal hygiene such as hand-washing, the use of personal protective …

Analysis of the lockdown effects due to the COVID-19 on air pollution in Brescia (Lombardy)

E Bontempi, C Carnevale, A Cornelio, M Volta… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted several countries, with also
some differences at local levels. When lockdown restrictions were imposed, the …

Differential health and economic impacts from the COVID-19 lockdown between the developed and developing countries: Perspective on air pollution

Y Wang, R Wu, L Liu, Y Yuan, CG Liu, SSH Ho… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
It is enlightening to determine the discrepancies and potential reasons for the degree of
impact from the COVID-19 control measures on air quality as well as the associated health …

[HTML][HTML] Statewide assessment of air quality changes in Florida during the COVID-19 pandemic

MS Ghanim, D Muley, P Kianmehr, M Kharbeche - Results in Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many countries from all over the world to adopt extreme
measures to suppress the spread of the pandemic. These measures have triggered changes …

Machine learning and meteorological normalization for assessment of particulate matter changes during the COVID-19 lockdown in Zagreb, Croatia

M Lovrić, M Antunović, I Šunić, M Vuković… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this paper, the authors investigated changes in mass concentrations of particulate matter
(PM) during the Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown. Daily samples of PM1 …

Empirical evidence shows that air quality changes during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Jakarta, Indonesia are due to seasonal variation, not restricted movements

A Jakob, S Hasibuan, D Fiantis - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Implementing a lockdown or activity restriction to reduce the spread of COVID-19 cases is
assumed to improve air quality in highly populated cities. The effect of lockdown on air …

Population-scale COVID-19 curfew effects on urban black carbon concentrations and sources in Kigali, Rwanda

E Kalisa, M Adams - Urban Climate, 2022 - Elsevier
COVID-19 lockdowns enabled researchers to examine air quality in response to economic
shifts. However, sub-Saharan African studies are limited, and lockdowns in tropical countries …

A Review of the Impacts of COVID-19 on Air Pollution in the World

M Akbari, ARA Fallahzadeh… - Journal of …, 2023 - publish.kne-publishing.com
Introduction: The COVID-19 epidemic has polluted millions of people and has caused
millions of deaths worldwide. Therefore, this study aims to review the effects of COVID-19 on …

[HTML][HTML] What Can We Learn about Improvements in Air Quality During the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Case Study in Four Cities Located in the Same State but with …

JS Carvalho, GM Ferraz, HLI Betim… - Journal of the Brazilian …, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
This study aimed to assess how a partial lockdown due to the coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) pandemic affected air quality in four cities with dissimilar characteristics. In three …

Can the Indian national ambient air quality standard protect against the hazardous constituents of PM2. 5?

TO Etchie, S Sivanesan, AT Etchie, K Krishnamurthi… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Globally, exposure to ambient fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) pollution claims∼ 9 million
lives, yearly, and a quarter of this deaths occurs in India. Regulation of PM 2.5 pollution in …