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Significant impacts of COVID-19 lockdown on urban air pollution in Kolkata (India) and amelioration of environmental health.
Bera, Biswajit; Bhattacharjee, Sumana; Shit, Pravat Kumar; Sengupta, Nairita; Saha, Soumik.
  • Bera B; Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, P.O. Purulia, Ranchi Road, Purulia, West Bengal 723104 India.
  • Bhattacharjee S; Department of Geography, University of Calcutta (Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri College), 30, Prince Anwar Shah Road, Kolkata, 700 033 India.
  • Shit PK; Department of Geography, Raja Narendralal Khan Women's College, Gope Palace, P.O. Vidyasagar University, Paschim Medinipur, Phulpahari, West Bengal 721102 India.
  • Sengupta N; Department of Geography, Diamond Harbour Women's University, Sarisha, West Bengal 743368 India.
  • Saha S; Independent Researcher, Department of Geography, University of Calcutta, Ballygunge, Kolkata, West Bengal 700019 India.
Environ Dev Sustain ; 23(5): 6913-6940, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-679958
ABSTRACT
The fatal novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic disease smashes the normal tempo of global socio-economic and cultural livelihood. Most of the countries impose a lockdown system with social distancing measures to arrest the rapid transmission of this virus into the human body. The objective of this study is to examine the status of air quality during and pre-COVID-19 lockdown and to recommend some long-term sustainable environmental management plan. The pollution data like PM10, PM2.5, O3, SO2, NO2 and CO have been obtained from State Pollution Control Board under Govt. of West Bengal. Similarly, various land surface temperature (LST) maps have been prepared using LANDSAT-8 OLI and LANDSAT-7 ETM + images of USGS. The maps of NO2 and aerosol concentration over Indian subcontinent have been taken from ESA and NASA. The digital thematic maps and diagrams have been depicted by Grapher 13 and Arc GIS 10.3 platforms. The result shows that the pollutants like CO, NO2 and SO2 are significantly decreased, while the average level of O3 has been slightly increased in 2020 during the lockdown due to close-down of all industrial and transport activities. Meanwhile, around 17.5% was the mean reduction of PM10 and PM2.5 during lockdown compared with previous years owing to complete stop of vehicles movement, burning of biomass and dust particles from the construction works. This study recommends some air pollution-tolerant plant species (in urban vacant spaces and roof tops) for long-term cohabitation among environment, society and development.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies Language: English Journal: Environ Dev Sustain Year: 2021 Document Type: Article