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The impact of COVID-19 as a necessary evil on air pollution in India during the lockdown.
Shehzad, Khurram; Sarfraz, Muddassar; Shah, Syed Ghulam Meran.
  • Shehzad K; School of Economics and Management, Southeast University, Nanjing, China. Electronic address: 233189917@seu.edu.cn.
  • Sarfraz M; Binjiang College, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China. Electronic address: muddassar.sarfraz@gmail.com.
  • Shah SGM; School of Business Administration, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China. Electronic address: ghulam_meeran2001@yahoo.co.in.
Environ Pollut ; 266(Pt 1): 115080, 2020 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-679962
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The study objective is to contemplate the effectiveness of COVID-19 on the air pollution of Indian territory from January 2020 to April 2020. We have executed data from European Space Agency (ESA) and CPCB online portal for air quality data dissemination. The Sentinel - 5 P satellite images elucidate that the Air quality of Indian territory has been improved significantly during COVID-19. Mumbai and Delhi are one of the most populated cities. These two cities have observed a substantial decrease in Nitrogen Dioxide (40-50%) compared to the same period last year. It suggests that the emergence of COVID-19 has been proved to a necessary evil as being advantageous for mitigating air pollution on Indian territory during the lock-down. The study found a significant decline in Nitrogen Dioxide in reputed states of India, i.e., Delhi and Mumbai. Moreover, a faded track of Nitrogen Dioxide can be seen at the Maritime route in the Indian Ocean. An upsurge in the environmental quality of India will also be beneficial for its neighbor countries, i.e., China, Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Coronavirus Infections / Air Pollutants / Air Pollution / Pandemics Type of study: Experimental Studies Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Environ Pollut Journal subject: Environmental Health Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Coronavirus Infections / Air Pollutants / Air Pollution / Pandemics Type of study: Experimental Studies Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Environ Pollut Journal subject: Environmental Health Year: 2020 Document Type: Article