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Research article |
| 17 Mar 2021
| 17 Mar 2021
Impact of reduced anthropogenic emissions during COVID-19 on air quality in India
Mengyuan Zhang
Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
Arpit Katiyar
Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, 110016, India
Shengqiang Zhu
Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
Juanyong Shen
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong
University, Shanghai 200240, China
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong
Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, 99907, China
Jinlong Ma
Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
Sri Harsha Kota
Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, 110016, India
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong
Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, 99907, China
Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
Institute of Eco-Chongming (IEC), Shanghai 200062, China
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Short summary
We studied changes in air quality in India induced by the COVID-19 lockdown through both surface observations and the CMAQ model. Our results show that emission reductions improved the air quality across India during the lockdown. On average, the levels of PM2.5 and O3 decreased by 28 % and 15 %, indicating positive effects of lockdown measures. We suggest that more stringent and localized emission control strategies should be implemented in India to mitigate air pollutions.
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