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Surface and satellite observations of air pollution in India during COVID-19 lockdown: Implication to air quality
The strict nationwide lockdown imposed in India starting from 25th March 2020 to prevent the spread of COVID-19 disease reduced the mobility and interrupted se …
Analysis of lockdown for CoViD-19 impact on NO 2 in London, Milan and Paris: What lesson can be learnt?
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) can have harmful effects on human health and can act as a precursor for the formation of other air pollutants in urban environment such …
Air pollution and COVID-19 lockdown in a large South American city: Santiago Metropolitan Area, Chile
The implementation of confinement and physical distancing measures to restrict people's activities and transit in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic allowed us to study h …
The impact of COVID-19 on air quality levels in Portugal: A way to assess traffic contribution
The pandemic caused by coronavirus COVID-19 is having a worldwide impact that affects health, the economy and indirectly affects the air pollution in cities. In Portugal, …
Early observations on the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on air quality trends across the UK
UK government implemented national lockdown in response to COVID-19 on the 23-26 March 2020. As elsewhere in Europe and Internationally, associated restrictions initially …
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