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URBAN CLIMATE
卷 39, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2021.100945
关键词
COVID-19; Air quality; Particulate matter; Nitrogen dioxide; Delhi
The study shows that the air quality in the capital city of India improved significantly during the COVID-19 lockdown period, but worsened with the unlocking phases and post-monsoon season. Industrial and hotspot sites recorded higher concentrations of pollutants.
The present study deals with the impact of the pandemic outbreak of COVID-19 on the ambient air quality in the capital city of India. Real-time data were collected from eight continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations measuring important air quality parameters (NO2, PM10 and PM2.5). Results revealed that the city's air quality had improved significantly during the lockdown period due to COVID-19 outbreak. The concentration of gaseous and particulate matter during the lockdown period (March-May 2020) declined significantly compared with the preceding years' data from the same timeframe. However, the ambient air quality deteriorates with the onset of unlocking phases and post-monsoon season (October 2020). Higher concentration of NO2, PM10 and PM2.5 were recorded at industrial (S1 and S2) and hotspot (S4 and S5) sites. The lowest concentrations of studied pollutants were observed during the first phase of lockdown (March 24 - May 14, 2020). The present study, once again, establishes the direct effect of anthropogenic activities and deteriorating ambient air quality of Delhi.
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