Search Results - "Air quality, atmosphere and health"

A brief review of socio-economic and environmental impact of Covid-19 by Bashir, Muhammad Farhan, MA, Benjiang, Shahzad, Luqman

“…In recent months, Covid-19 has caused significant global social and economic distress. Governments and health officials around the world have introduced…”
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Impact of lockdown on air quality in India during COVID-19 pandemic by Singh, Ramesh P., Chauhan, Akshansha

“…First time in India, total lockdown was announced on 22 March 2020 to stop the spread of COVID-19 and the lockdown was extended for 21 days on 24 March 2020 in…”
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COVID-19: air pollution remains low as people stay at home by Gautam, Sneha

“…Coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19) is transmitted worldwide in over a very short time, as it was originated in late 2019 from Wuhan city, China. To reduce…”
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The effect of urban planning on urban formations determining bioclimatic comfort area’s effect using satellitia imagines on air quality: a case study of Bursa city by Cetin, Mehmet

“…Biocomfort is limit values ​​in which people feel comfortable in environmental conditions such as wind, humidity, temperature, and precipitation. Bioclimatic…”
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Climate comfort depending on different altitudes and land use in the urban areas in Kahramanmaras City by Cetin, Mehmet

“…Climate comfort based caused by geographical conditions has influenced human activities, living standards, and even settlement forms from the early ages and…”
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Investigating the non-linear relationship between urbanization and CO2 emissions: An empirical analysis by Ahmed, Zahoor, Wang, Zhaohua, Ali, Sajid

“…This study analyzes the non-linear relationship between urbanization and CO 2 emissions over the period 1971 to 2014 in Indonesia. The findings unveil an…”
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European Union policies and their role in combating climate change over the years by Cifuentes-Faura, Javier

“…The worrying environmental situation and increased public awareness in recent years have led many countries to take measures to reduce negative impacts on the…”
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Valuation of air pollution externalities: comparative assessment of economic damage and emission reduction under COVID-19 lockdown by Bherwani, Hemant, Nair, Moorthy, Musugu, Kavya, Gautam, Sneha, Gupta, Ankit, Kapley, Atya, Kumar, Rakesh

“…Air pollution (AP) is one of the major causes of health risks as it leads to widespread morbidity and mortality each year. Its environmental impacts include…”
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Co-variance nexus between COVID-19 mortality, humidity, and air quality index in Wuhan, China: New insights from partial and multiple wavelet coherence by Fareed, Zeeshan, Iqbal, Najaf, Shahzad, Farrukh, Shah, Syed Ghulam Meran, Zulfiqar, Bushra, Shahzad, Khurram, Hashmi, Shujahat Haider, Shahzad, Umar

“…The worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 disease has caused immense damage to our health and economic and social life. This research article helps to determine the…”
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Fluctuations in environmental pollutants and air quality during the lockdown in the USA and China: two sides of COVID-19 pandemic by Shakoor, Awais, Chen, Xiaoyong, Farooq, Taimoor Hassan, Shahzad, Umer, Ashraf, Fatima, Rehman, Abdul, Sahar, Najam e, Yan, Wende

“…The World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Due to the global threat, many…”
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Evaluation of thermal climatic region areas in terms of building density in urban management and planning for Burdur, Turkey by Cetin, Mehmet, Adiguzel, Fatih, Gungor, Senay, Kaya, Efdal, Sancar, Mustafa Cihat

“…The main aim of this research is to investigate the bioclimatic conditions of Burdur city center in different terrain areas by taking measurements at 20…”
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Mass reconstruction methods for PM2.5: a review by Chow, Judith C., Lowenthal, Douglas H., Chen, L.-W. Antony, Wang, Xiaoliang, Watson, John G.

“…Major components of suspended particulate matter (PM) are inorganic ions, organic matter (OM), elemental carbon (EC), geological minerals, salt, non-mineral…”
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Atmospheric micro (nano) plastics: future growing concerns for human health by Bhat, Mansoor Ahmad, Gedik, Kadir, Gaga, Eftade O.

“…Plastics are an integral but largely inconspicuous part of daily human routines. The present review paper uses cross-disciplinary scientific literature to…”
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Environmental pollution and COVID-19 outbreak: insights from Germany by Bilal, Bashir, Muhammad Farhan, Benghoul, Maroua, Numan, Umar, Shakoor, Awais, Komal, Bushra, Bashir, Muhammad Adnan, Bashir, Madiha, Tan, Duojiao

“…The impact of environmental pollutants and climate indicators on the outbreak of COVID-19 has gained considerable attention in the recent literature. However,…”
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The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on the air quality of Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia by Anil, Ismail, Alagha, Omar

“…Since the identification of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, the death toll from the direct infection by COVID-19 has exceeded 775,000,…”
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UK COVID-19 lockdown: 100 days of air pollution reduction? by Higham, J.E., Ramírez, C. Acosta, Green, M.A., Morse, A. P.

“…On the 23 March 2020, a country-wide COVID-19 lockdown was imposed on the UK. The following 100 days saw anthropogenic movements quickly halt, before slowly…”
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Biological contaminants in the indoor air environment and their impacts on human health by Kumar, Pradeep, Kausar, Mohd. Adnan, Singh, A. B., Singh, Rajeev

“…Indoor air environment contains a complex mixture of biological contaminants such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, algae, insects, and their by-products such as…”
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Viral respiratory infections and air pollutants by Loaiza-Ceballos, María Camila, Marin-Palma, Damariz, Zapata, Wildeman, Hernandez, Juan C.

“…Air pollution is a public health issue of global importance and a risk factor for developing cardiorespiratory diseases. These contaminants induce reactive…”
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Temporal variability of atmospheric particulate-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) over central east India: sources and carcinogenic risk assessment by Ambade, Balram, Kumar, Amit, Kumar, Ashwini, Sahu, Lokesh K.

“…Atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are of significant interest owing to their high potential health effects, including mutagenicity and…”
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Emission reduction of black carbon and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown by Ambade, Balram, Kurwadkar, Sudarshan, Sankar, Tapan Kumar, Kumar, Amit

“…The global pandemic COVID-19 necessitated various responses throughout the world, including social distancing, use of mask, and complete lockdown. While these…”
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