Reflections Based on Pollution Changes Brought by Covid-19 Lockdown in Shanghai
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15488396 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fang Zhang (0000-0001-8108-3132, Polar Research Institute of China, corresponding author), Yi Han (0000-0002-7826-9099, Durham University), Bailin Cong (0000-0002-4143-9509, Ministry of Natural Resources, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 20 |
| Pages | 10613-10613 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-10 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph182010613 |
| PMID | 34682358 |
| OpenAlex | W3205848614 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 38 |
COVID-19 and its variants have been changing the world. The spread of variants brings severe effects to the global economy and to human's lives and health, as well as to society. Lockdown is proven to be effective in stopping the spread. It also provides a chance to study natural environmental changes with humanity's limited interference. This paper aims to evaluate the impact of lockdown on five major airborne pollutants, i.e., NO 2 , SO 2 , O 3 , PM 2.5 and PM 10 , in the three different functional regions of Chongming, Xuhui and Jinshan of Shanghai. Changes in the same pollutants from the three regions over the same/different periods were all studied and compared. Overall, the COVID-19 lockdown has changed pollutant concentrations in the long and short terms. Concentrations of four pollutants decreased, except for that of earth surface O 3 , which increased. SO 2 had significant correlations with all other pollutants. PM 2.5 and PM 10 are more externally input than locally produced. NO 2 , SO 2 and PM levels sharply reduced in Jinshan and Xuhui due to the limited usage of fossil fuel. Lockdown improved the air quality. People now have a chance to rethink the value of life and the harmony between economic progress and environmental protection. This is helpful to establish sustainable societies
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Air pollutants · Air pollution · Air quality index · Biology · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Economics · Environmental health · Environmental protection · Geography · Harmony (color · Human health · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Meteorology · Natural resource economics · Pollutant · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Sustainable development · Air Quality and Health Impacts · COVID-19 impact on air quality · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Environmental Science · Medicine · Ecology · Pollution · Virology
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