A critical analysis of the impacts of COVID-19 on the global economy and ecosystems and opportunities for circular economy strategies

T Ibn-Mohammed, KB Mustapha, J Godsell… - Resources …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on the 11th
of March 2020, but the world is still reeling from its aftermath. Originating from China, cases …

A brief review of socio-economic and environmental impact of Covid-19

MF Bashir, B Ma, L Shahzad - Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2020 - Springer
In recent months, Covid-19 has caused significant global social and economic distress.
Governments and health officials around the world have introduced mandatory preventive …

Short-Lived Climate Forcers (Chapter 6)

S Szopa, V Naik, B Adhikary, P Artaxo, T Berntsen… - 2021 - cambridge.org
Short‑lived climate forcers (SLCFs) affect climate and are, in most cases, also air pollutants.
They include aerosols (sulphate, nitrate, ammonium, carbonaceous aerosols, mineral dust …

Effect of restricted emissions during COVID-19 on air quality in India

S Sharma, M Zhang, J Gao, H Zhang, SH Kota - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The effectiveness and cost are always top factors for policy-makers to decide control
measures and most measures had no pre-test before implementation. Due to the COVID-19 …

Enhanced secondary pollution offset reduction of primary emissions during COVID-19 lockdown in China

X Huang, A Ding, J Gao, B Zheng, D Zhou… - National Science …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
To control the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), China imposed nationwide
restrictions on the movement of its population (lockdown) after the Chinese New Year of …

Does lockdown reduce air pollution? Evidence from 44 cities in northern China

R Bao, A Zhang - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Responding to the ongoing novel coronavirus (agent of COVID-19) outbreak, China
implemented “the largest quarantine in human history” in Wuhan on 23 January 2020 …

[HTML][HTML] Links between air pollution and COVID-19 in England

M Travaglio, Y Yu, R Popovic, L Selley, NS Leal… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
In December 2019, a novel disease, coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19), emerged in
Wuhan, People's Republic of China. COVID-19 is caused by a novel coronavirus (SARS …

Abrupt but smaller than expected changes in surface air quality attributable to COVID-19 lockdowns

Z Shi, C Song, B Liu, G Lu, J Xu, T Van Vu… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The COVID-19 lockdowns led to major reductions in air pollutant emissions. Here, we
quantitatively evaluate changes in ambient NO2, O3, and PM2. 5 concentrations arising from …

Effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on urban mobility: Empirical evidence from the city of Santander (Spain)

A Aloi, B Alonso, J Benavente, R Cordera, E Echániz… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
This article analyses the impact that the confinement measures or quarantine imposed in
Spain on 15 March 2020 had on urban mobility in the northern city of Santander. Data have …

Air quality changes during the COVID-19 lockdown over the Yangtze River Delta Region: An insight into the impact of human activity pattern changes on air pollution …

L Li, Q Li, L Huang, Q Wang, A Zhu, J Xu, Z Liu… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The outbreak of COVID-19 has spreaded rapidly across the world. To control the rapid
dispersion of the virus, China has imposed national lockdown policies to practise social …