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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-10145-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-10145-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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11 Sep 2023
Research article |
| 11 Sep 2023
| 11 Sep 2023
Impact of 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns on particulate air pollution across Europe
Jean-Philippe Putaud
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission, Ispra, Italy
Enrico Pisoni
Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission, Ispra, Italy
Alexander Mangold
Scientific Service Observations, Royal Meteorological Institute of
Belgium, Brussels, Belgium
Christoph Hueglin
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
(EMPA), Dübendorf, Switzerland
Jean Sciare
Climate and Atmosphere Research Center, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus
Michael Pikridas
Climate and Atmosphere Research Center, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus
Chrysanthos Savvides
Department of Labour
Inspection (DLI), Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance, Nicosia, Cyprus
Jakub Ondracek
Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, Czech Academy of Sciences,
Prague, Czech Republic
Saliou Mbengue
Global Change Research Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno,
Czech Republic
Alfred Wiedensohler
Atmospheric Chemistry Department (ACD), Leibniz Institute for
Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Kay Weinhold
Atmospheric Chemistry Department (ACD), Leibniz Institute for
Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Maik Merkel
Atmospheric Chemistry Department (ACD), Leibniz Institute for
Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Laurent Poulain
Atmospheric Chemistry Department (ACD), Leibniz Institute for
Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Dominik van Pinxteren
Atmospheric Chemistry Department (ACD), Leibniz Institute for
Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Hartmut Herrmann
Atmospheric Chemistry Department (ACD), Leibniz Institute for
Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig, Germany
Andreas Massling
Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde,
Denmark
Claus Nordstroem
Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde,
Denmark
Andrés Alastuey
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research
(IDAEA-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
Cristina Reche
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research
(IDAEA-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
Noemí Pérez
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research
(IDAEA-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
Sonia Castillo
Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (IISTA-CEAMA),
University of Granada, Granada, Spain
Mar Sorribas
National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA), Mazagón,
Huelva, Spain
Jose Antonio Adame
National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA), Mazagón,
Huelva, Spain
Tuukka Petaja
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics,
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Katrianne Lehtipalo
Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR)/Physics,
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Jarkko Niemi
Helsinki Region Environmental Services Authority (HSY), Helsinki,
Finland
Véronique Riffault
IMT Nord Europe, Institut Mines-Télécom, Centre for Energy and Environment,
Université de Lille, Lille, France
Joel F. de Brito
IMT Nord Europe, Institut Mines-Télécom, Centre for Energy and Environment,
Université de Lille, Lille, France
Augustin Colette
Institut National de l'Environnement Industriel et des Risques,
Verneuil-en-Halatte, France
Olivier Favez
Institut National de l'Environnement Industriel et des Risques,
Verneuil-en-Halatte, France
Jean-Eudes Petit
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement,
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Valérie Gros
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement,
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Maria I. Gini
Environmental Radioactivity & Aerosol Technology for Atmospheric
& Climate Impact Lab, NCSR “Demokritos”, 15341 Ag. Paraskevi, Attiki,
Greece
Stergios Vratolis
Environmental Radioactivity & Aerosol Technology for Atmospheric
& Climate Impact Lab, NCSR “Demokritos”, 15341 Ag. Paraskevi, Attiki,
Greece
Konstantinos Eleftheriadis
Environmental Radioactivity & Aerosol Technology for Atmospheric
& Climate Impact Lab, NCSR “Demokritos”, 15341 Ag. Paraskevi, Attiki,
Greece
Evangelia Diapouli
Environmental Radioactivity & Aerosol Technology for Atmospheric
& Climate Impact Lab, NCSR “Demokritos”, 15341 Ag. Paraskevi, Attiki,
Greece
Hugo Denier van der Gon
Department of Climate, Air and Sustainability, TNO, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Karl Espen Yttri
NILU – Norwegian Institute for Air Research, P.O. Box 100,
Kjeller, Norway
Wenche Aas
NILU – Norwegian Institute for Air Research, P.O. Box 100,
Kjeller, Norway
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Short summary
Many European people are still exposed to levels of air pollution that can affect their health. COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020 were used to assess the impact of the reduction in human mobility on air pollution across Europe by comparing measurement data with values that would be expected if no lockdown had occurred. We show that lockdown measures did not lead to consistent decreases in the concentrations of fine particulate matter suspended in the air, and we investigate why.
Many European people are still exposed to levels of air pollution that can affect their health....
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