The global impacts of COVID-19 lockdowns on urban air pollution: A critical review and recommendations

GI Gkatzelis, JB Gilman, SS Brown, H Eskes… - Elem Sci …, 2021 - online.ucpress.edu
The coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic led to government interventions to limit the
spread of the disease which are unprecedented in recent history; for example, stay at home …

[HTML][HTML] Positive global environmental impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown: a review

HC Loh, I Looi, ASH Ch'ng, KW Goh, LC Ming, KH Ang - GeoJournal, 2021 - Springer
Global environmental change is mainly due to human behaviours and is a major threat to
sustainability. Despite all the health and economic consequences, the impact of the COVID …

Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown period on surface water quality in the Meriç-Ergene River Basin, Northwest Turkey

C Tokatlı, M Varol - Environmental Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The surface water resources in the Meriç-Ergene River Basin, especially Ergene River and
Çorlu Stream are among the most polluted rivers in Turkey. Despite the action plans for …

Effects of COVID-19 era on a subtropical river basin in Bangladesh: Heavy metal (loid) s distribution, sources and probable human health risks

MAB Siddique, MS Islam, MM Ali, C Tokatli… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 era has profoundly affected everyday human life, the environment, and
freshwater ecosystems worldwide. Despite the numerous influences, a strict COVID-19 …

Environmentally friendly non-medical mask: An attempt to reduce the environmental impact from used masks during COVID 19 pandemic

BW Hartanto, DS Mayasari - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
During COVID-19 pandemic, wearing a mask has become a usual custom as a personal
protection in every activity. The growth in consumption of face masks leads the increasing of …

Cotton agriculture in Turkey and worldwide economic impacts of Turkish cotton

D Tokel, I Dogan, A Hocaoglu-Ozyigit… - Journal of Natural …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Cotton is a product that provides wealth for humanity with its widespread and compulsory
usage, and alongside creating employment opportunities in the producer countries. Due to …

[HTML][HTML] Quantifying urban, industrial, and background changes in NO2 during the COVID-19 lockdown period based on TROPOMI satellite observations

V Fioletov, CA McLinden, D Griffin… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - acp.copernicus.org
The COVID-19 lockdown had a large impact on anthropogenic emissions of air pollutants
and particularly on nitrogen dioxide (NO2). While the overall NO2 decline over some large …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on air quality—A global review

A Addas, A Maghrabi - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has emerged as a serious public health threat and
has had a tremendous impact on all spheres of the environment. The air quality across the …

[HTML][HTML] Time–frequency co-movement between COVID-19, crude oil prices, and atmospheric CO2 emissions: Fresh global insights from partial and multiple …

Y Habib, E Xia, Z Fareed, SH Hashmi - Environment, Development and …, 2021 - Springer
This paper endeavors to analyze and provide fresh global insights from the asymmetric
nexus between the recent outbreak of COVID-19, crude oil prices, and atmospheric CO 2 …

Impacts of COVID-19 social distancing policies on water demand: A population dynamics perspective

A Bakchan, A Roy, KM Faust - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Social distancing policies (SDPs) implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have
led to temporal and spatial shifts in water demand across cities. Water utilities need to …