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Agustin Llopis Morales

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The Effect of the Covid-19 Lockdown on Air Quality in Three Italian Medium-Sized Cities

2020

Despite the societal and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the lockdown measures put in place by the Italian government provided an unprecedented opportunity to increase our knowledge of the effect transportation and industry-related emissions have on the air quality in our cities. This study assessed the effect of reduced emissions during the lockdown period, due to COVID-19, on air quality in three Italian cities, Florence, Pisa, and Lucca. For this study, we compared the concentration of particulate matter PM10, PM2.5, NO2, and O3 measured during the lockdown period, with values obtained in the same period of 2019. Our results show no evidence of a direct relationship between th…

Atmospheric Science2019-20 coronavirus outbreakparticulate matter (PM)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)nitrogen dioxideSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)air pollutionCovid-19; lockdown; air pollution; particulate matter (PM); nitrogen dioxide; ozoneAir pollutionEnvironmental Science (miscellaneous)Particulateslcsh:QC851-999medicine.disease_causeAgricultural economicslockdownozonemedicineEnvironmental sciencelcsh:Meteorology. ClimatologyEconomic impact analysisHeavy trafficCovid-19Air quality index
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