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 …

The global impacts of COVID-19 lockdowns on urban air pollution: A critical review and recommendations

GI Gkatzelis, JB Gilman, SS Brown, H Eskes… - Elem Sci …, 2021 - online.ucpress.edu
The coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic led to government interventions to limit the
spread of the disease which are unprecedented in recent history; for example, stay at home …

[HTML][HTML] The role of perceived public and private green space in subjective health and wellbeing during and after the first peak of the COVID-19 outbreak

W Poortinga, N Bird, B Hallingberg, R Phillips… - Landscape and Urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
Research has consistently shown that access to parks and gardens is beneficial to people's
health and wellbeing. In this paper, we explore the role of both public and private green …

Assessing the change of ambient air quality patterns in Jiangsu Province of China pre-to post-COVID-19

UA Bhatti, Z Zeeshan, MM Nizamani, S Bazai, Z Yu… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in early 2020, to effectively prevent the
spread of the disease, major cities across China suspended work and production. While the …

Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on the incidence and mortality of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: national interrupted time series …

MA Alsallakh, S Sivakumaran, S Kennedy, E Vasileiou… - BMC medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing national lockdowns have dramatically
changed the healthcare landscape. The pandemic's impact on people with chronic …

Air quality index variation before and after the onset of COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive study on 87 capital, industrial and polluted cities of the world

M Sarmadi, S Rahimi, M Rezaei, D Sanaei… - Environmental Sciences …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic provided an
opportunity for the environment to reduce ambient pollution despite the economic, social …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 severity: A cohort study in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

S Hyman, J Zhang, ZJ Andersen, S Cruickshank… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Exposure to outdoor air pollution may affect incidence and severity of coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19). In this retrospective cohort based on patient records from the Greater …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in air quality in Mexico City, London and Delhi in response to various stages and levels of lockdowns and easing of restrictions during COVID-19 …

E Vega, A Namdeo, L Bramwell… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The impacts of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions have provided a valuable global experiment
into the extent of improvements in air quality possible with reductions in vehicle movements …

Avian behaviour changes in response to human activity during the COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom

MH Warrington, MB Schrimpf… - … of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Human activities may impact animal habitat and resource use, potentially influencing
contemporary evolution in animals. In the United Kingdom, COVID-19 lockdown restrictions …

[HTML][HTML] Secondary PM decreases significantly less than NO emission reductions during COVID lockdown in Germany

V Balamurugan, J Chen, Z Qu, X Bi… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2022 - acp.copernicus.org
This study estimates the influence of anthropogenic emission reductions on the
concentration of particulate matter with a diameter smaller than 2.5 µ m (PM 2.5) during the …