Consequences of pre and post confinement on the atmospheric air pollutants during spread of COVID-19 in India
Creators
- 1. Department of Physics, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Delhi-NCR Campus, Modinagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201204 (India)
- 2. Atmospheric Research Laboratory, Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221005 (India)
Description
COVID-19, a severe respiratory syndrome, was diagnosed in Wuhan, China, and in the last week of January 2020, it was reported in India. The drastic speed of spreading of COVID-19 imposed a total lockdown in India for the first time in four stages. This leads to restrictions on transport, industries, coal-based power plants, etc. During these stages of lockdown, a detailed analysis was done to study the effect of confinement on various air pollutants, PM10, PM2.5, SO2, CO, NH3, and NOx (NO, NO2) over the thirteen different stations situated at different states in India. The data were compared with pre-confinement duration at different locations in India. During confinement, the air pollutants showed less value when compared with the pre-confinement stage alarming everyone and also the Indian government to bring up rules and regulations for better air quality index so that such pandemics should be reduced. (author)
Additional details
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Indian Journal of Physics (Online)
- Journal Volume
- 97
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 319-336
- ISSN
- 0974-9845
INIS
- Country of Publication
- India
- Country of Input or Organization
- India
- INIS RN
- 54055872
- Subject category
- S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
- Descriptors DEI
- AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION MONITORING; CORONAVIRUSES; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; HEALTH HAZARDS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUARANTINE; RADIATION PROTECTION
- Descriptors DEC
- DISEASES; HAZARDS; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; MICROORGANISMS; MONITORING; PARASITES; POLLUTION; VIRAL DISEASES; VIRUSES; ZOONOTIC DISEASES