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 …

[HTML][HTML] Positive association between outdoor air pollution and the incidence and severity of COVID-19. A review of the recent scientific evidences

M Marquès, JL Domingo - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
In June 2020, we published a review focused on assessing the influence of various air
pollutants on the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, and the severity of COVID-19 in patients …

Vaccination‐hesitancy and vaccination‐inequality as challenges in Pakistan's COVID‐19 response

S Perveen, M Akram, A Nasar… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This study explores the mechanism for timely and equitable distribution of coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID‐19) vaccination among the various communities in Pakistan. It …

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on air quality: a systematic review

ACT Silva, PTBS Branco, SIV Sousa - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, several governments imposed severe
restrictions on socio-economic activities, putting most of the world population into a general …

Mapping burn severity and monitoring CO content in Türkiye's 2021 Wildfires, using Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-5P satellite data on the GEE platform

OS Yilmaz, U Acar, FB Sanli, F Gulgen… - Earth science …, 2023 - Springer
This study investigated forest fires in the Mediterranean of Türkiye between July 28, 2021,
and August 11, 2021. Burn severity maps were produced with the difference normalised …

“SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted by particulate air pollution”: Misinterpretations of statistical data, skewed citation practices, and misuse of specific terminology spreading …

A Ishmatov - Environmental research, 2022 - Elsevier
In epidemiology, there are still outdated myths associated with the spread of respiratory
infections. Recently, we have witnessed the origination of a new misconception, to the effect …

Assessment of air pollution at Greater Cairo in relation to the spatial variability of surface urban heat island

M Hereher, R Eissa, A Alqasemi… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Greater Cairo, Egypt, which lies in the apex of the Nile Delta, is one of the most
populated regions in the world. Air pollution is a profound environmental issue prevailing in …

Distribution, sources and health risks of heavy metals in indoor dust across China

M Wang, Y Lv, X Lv, Q Wang, Y Li, P Lu, H Yu, P Wei… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
The potential effects of heavy metals on human health have attracted increasing attention as
most people spend up to 90% of their time indoors. Human exposure to heavy metals in …

Quantifying urban, industrial, and background changes in NO2 during the COVID-19 lockdown period based on TROPOMI satellite observations

V Fioletov, CA McLinden, D Griffin… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - acp.copernicus.org
The COVID-19 lockdown had a large impact on anthropogenic emissions of air pollutants
and particularly on nitrogen dioxide (NO2). While the overall NO2 decline over some large …

[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 …