Unprecedented reduction in air pollution and corresponding short-term premature mortality associated with COVID-19 lockdown in Delhi, India
Kamal Jyoti Maji, Anil Namdeo, Margaret Bell, Paul S. Goodman, S. M. Shiva Nagendra, Jo Barnes, Laura De Vito, Enda Hayes, James Longhurst, Rakesh Kumar, Niraj Sharma, Sudheer Kumar Kuppili, Dheeraj Alshetty
Abstract
concentrations in the study period. The restrictions on human activities during the lockdown have reduced the anthropogenic emissions and subsequently improved air quality and human health in one of the most polluted cities in the world.
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Air pollutionTerm (time)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Environmental science2019-20 coronavirus outbreakNew delhiEnvironmental healthPollutionAir pollutantsGeographyMedicineVirologyBiologyOutbreakEcologyPhysicsQuantum mechanicsDiseaseMetropolitan areaInfectious disease (medical specialty)ArchaeologyPathologyCOVID-19 impact on air qualityAir Quality and Health ImpactsClimate Change and Health Impacts