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How changes in human activities during the lockdown impacted air quality parameters: A review.
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- Assessment of climate variability impacts on water quality using SPI and GIS approaches in the Mubuku River catchment, Uganda.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- The impact of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on the short-term association between in-vehicle particulate pollutants and the respiratory health of Parisian taxi drivers.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2023Article
- A bibliometric analysis of the impact of COVID-19 social lockdowns on air quality: research trends and future directions.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2023Review
- Air pollution and mobility patterns in two Ugandan cities during COVID-19 mobility restrictions suggest the validity of air quality data as a measure for human mobility.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2023Article
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- Disinfectant-induced hormesis: An unknown environmental threat of the application of disinfectants to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection during the COVID-19 pandemic?Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2022Article
- Meteorological Normalisation Using Boosted Regression Trees to Estimate the Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions on Air Quality Levels.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Impact of COVID-19 induced lockdown on land surface temperature, aerosol, and urban heat in Europe and North America.Sustainable cities and society · 2021Article
- The Burden of Disease Due to Road Traffic Noise in Hesse, Germany.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- An Approximation for Metal-Oxide Sensor Calibration for Air Quality Monitoring Using Multivariable Statistical Analysis.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Difference and Cluster Analysis on the Carbon Dioxide Emissions in China During COVID-19 Lockdown via a Complex Network Model.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- How changes in human activities during the lockdown impacted air quality parameters: A review.Environmental progress & sustainable energyReview
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Abstract
The health emergency linked to the spread of COVID-19 has led to important reduction in industrial and logistics activities, as well as to a drastic changes in citizens' behaviors and habits. The restrictions on working activities, journeys and relationships imposed by the lockdown have had important consequences, including for environmental quality. This review aims to provide a structured and critical evaluation of the recent scientific bibliography that analyzed and described the impact of lockdown on human activities and on air quality. The results indicate an important effect of the lockdown during the first few months of 2020 on air pollution levels, compared to previous periods. The concentrations of particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide have decreased. Tropospheric ozone, on the other hand, has significantly increased. These results are important indicators that can become decision drivers for future policies and strategies in industrial and logistics activities (including the mobility sector) aimed at their environmental sustainability. The scenario imposed by COVID-19 has supported the understanding of the link between the reduction of polluting emissions and the state of air quality and will be able to support strategic choices for the future sustainable growth of the industrial and logistics sector.
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