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Highlighting the compound risk of COVID-19 and environmental pollutants using geospatial technology.
Singh, Ram Kumar; Drews, Martin; De la Sen, Manuel; Srivastava, Prashant Kumar; Trisasongko, Bambang H; Kumar, Manoj; Pandey, Manish Kumar; Anand, Akash; Singh, S S; Pandey, A K; Dobriyal, Manmohan; Rani, Meenu; Kumar, Pavan.
  • Singh RK; Department of Natural Resources, TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi, 110070, India.
  • Drews M; Department of Technology, Management and Economics, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
  • De la Sen M; Department of Electricity and Electronics, Institute of Research and Development of Processes IIDP, University of the Basque Country, Campus of Leioa, PO Box 48940, Leioa (Bizkaia), Spain.
  • Srivastava PK; Remote Sensing Laboratory, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221005, India.
  • Trisasongko BH; DST-Mahamana Centre of Excellence in Climate Change Research, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221005, India.
  • Kumar M; Department of Soil Science and Land Resource and Geospatial Information and Technologies for the Integrative and Intelligent Agriculture (GITIIA), Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, 16680, Indonesia.
  • Pandey MK; GIS Centre, Forest Research Institute (FRI), PO: New Forest, Dehradun, 248006, India.
  • Anand A; Remote Sensing Laboratory, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221005, India.
  • Singh SS; Remote Sensing Laboratory, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221005, India.
  • Pandey AK; Directorate of Extension Education, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, 284003, India.
  • Dobriyal M; College of Horticulture and Forestry, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, 284003, India.
  • Rani M; College of Horticulture and Forestry, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, 284003, India.
  • Kumar P; Department of Geography, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, 263001, India.
Sci Rep ; 11(1): 8363, 2021 04 16.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1189289
ABSTRACT
The new COVID-19 coronavirus disease has emerged as a global threat and not just to human health but also the global economy. Due to the pandemic, most countries affected have therefore imposed periods of full or partial lockdowns to restrict community transmission. This has had the welcome but unexpected side effect that existing levels of atmospheric pollutants, particularly in cities, have temporarily declined. As found by several authors, air quality can inherently exacerbate the risks linked to respiratory diseases, including COVID-19. In this study, we explore patterns of air pollution for ten of the most affected countries in the world, in the context of the 2020 development of the COVID-19 pandemic. We find that the concentrations of some of the principal atmospheric pollutants were temporarily reduced during the extensive lockdowns in the spring. Secondly, we show that the seasonality of the atmospheric pollutants is not significantly affected by these temporary changes, indicating that observed variations in COVID-19 conditions are likely to be linked to air quality. On this background, we confirm that air pollution may be a good predictor for the local and national severity of COVID-19 infections.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Environmental Pollutants / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Sci Rep Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S41598-021-87877-6

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Environmental Pollutants / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Sci Rep Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S41598-021-87877-6