Trends in urban air pollution over the last two decades: A global perspective

P Sicard, E Agathokleous, SC Anenberg… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Ground-level ozone (O 3), fine particles (PM 2.5), and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) are
the most harmful urban air pollutants regarding human health effects. Here, we aimed at …

Increased plastic pollution due to COVID-19 pandemic: Challenges and recommendations

ALP Silva, JC Prata, TR Walker, AC Duarte… - Chemical engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastics have become a severe transboundary threat to natural ecosystems and human
health, with studies predicting a twofold increase in the number of plastic debris (including …

Understanding behavioral intention to use of air quality monitoring solutions with emphasis on technology readiness

Q Aini, D Manongga, U Rahardja… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study aims to investigate the determinants of Behavioral Intention to Use (BIU) within
the scope of Air Quality Monitoring Solution (AQMS), with a focus on Technology Readiness …

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on socio-economic, energy-environment and transport sector globally and sustainable development goal (SDG)

S Nundy, A Ghosh, A Mesloub, GA Albaqawy… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) want to have a
peaceful world where human life will be in a safe, healthy, sustainable environment without …

Amplified ozone pollution in cities during the COVID-19 lockdown

P Sicard, A De Marco, E Agathokleous, Z Feng… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The effect of lockdown due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on air pollution in
four Southern European cities (Nice, Rome, Valencia and Turin) and Wuhan (China) was …

[HTML][HTML] Is the lockdown important to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic? Effects on psychology, environment and economy-perspective

A Atalan - Annals of medicine and surgery, 2020 - Elsevier
COVID-19's daily increasing cases and deaths have led to worldwide lockdown, quarantine
and some restrictions. This study aims to analyze the effect of lockdown days on the spread …

COVID-19 pandemic: Impacts on the air quality during the partial lockdown in São Paulo state, Brazil

LYK Nakada, RC Urban - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract In early March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 as a
pandemic, and in late March 2020 partial lockdown was ordered by the São Paulo state …

The impact of COVID-19 partial lockdown on the air quality of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

G Dantas, B Siciliano, BB França, CM da Silva… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The first COVID-19 case in Brazil was confirmed on February 25, 2020. On March 16, the
state's governor declared public health emergency in the city of Rio de Janeiro and partial …

Disruption in global supply chain and socio-economic shocks: a lesson from COVID-19 for sustainable production and consumption

Z Yu, A Razzaq, A Rehman, A Shah, K Jameel… - Operations Management …, 2021 - Springer
The novel COVID-19 has emerged as a severe threat to global health globally, affecting over
210 countries and regions. The profound dilemma interrupted global trade and social …

Lockdown for CoViD-2019 in Milan: What are the effects on air quality?

MC Collivignarelli, A Abbà, G Bertanza… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Based on the rapid spread of the CoViD-2019, a lockdown was declared in the whole
Northern Italy by the Government. The application of increasingly rigorous containment …