Air pollution, climate change, and human health in Indian cities: a brief review

R Kaur, P Pandey - Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Climate change and air pollution have been a matter of serious concern all over the world in
the last few decades. The present review has been carried out in this concern over the …

[HTML][HTML] Decarbonizing the ceramics industry: A systematic and critical review of policy options, developments and sociotechnical systems

DDF Del Rio, BK Sovacool, AM Foley, S Griffiths… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ceramics are considered one of the greatest and earliest most useful successes of
humankind. However, ceramics can be highly damaging to natural and social systems …

Effect of restricted emissions during COVID-19 on air quality in India

S Sharma, M Zhang, J Gao, H Zhang, SH Kota - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The effectiveness and cost are always top factors for policy-makers to decide control
measures and most measures had no pre-test before implementation. Due to the COVID-19 …

[HTML][HTML] Temporary reduction in fine particulate matter due to 'anthropogenic emissions switch-off'during COVID-19 lockdown in Indian cities

P Kumar, S Hama, H Omidvarborna, A Sharma… - Sustainable cities and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic elicited a global response to limit associated mortality, with social
distancing and lockdowns being imposed. In India, human activities were restricted from late …

Techno-economic review on short-term anthropogenic emissions of air pollutants and particulate matter

M Sekar, TRP Kumar, MSG Kumar, R Vaníčková… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
It is well known that pandemics not only change people's social habits but have also
changed most activities related to energy consumption, especially industry and transport …

Impact of COVID-related lockdowns on environmental and climate change scenarios

SA Bhat, O Bashir, M Bilal, A Ishaq, MUD Dar… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic has emerged as a major challenge from human health
perspective. The alarming exponential increase in the transmission and fatality rates related …

[HTML][HTML] Examining the status of improved air quality in world cities due to COVID-19 led temporary reduction in anthropogenic emissions

S Sannigrahi, P Kumar, A Molter, Q Zhang, B Basu… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Clean air is a fundamental necessity for human health and well-being. Anthropogenic
emissions that are harmful to human health have been reduced substantially under COVID …

Source apportionment of PM2. 5 in North India using source-oriented air quality models

H Guo, SH Kota, SK Sahu, J Hu, Q Ying, A Gao… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
In recent years, severe pollution events were observed frequently in India especially at its
capital, New Delhi. However, limited studies have been conducted to understand the …

Analysis of air pollution data in India between 2015 and 2019

D Sharma, D Mauzerall - Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 2022 - Springer
India suffers from among the worst air pollution in the world. In response, a large
government effort to increase air quality monitoring is underway. We present the first …

Evaluation of PM2.5 Surface Concentrations Simulated by NASA's MERRA Version 2 Aerosol Reanalysis over India and its Relation to the Air Quality Index

CD Navinya, V Vinoj, SK Pandey - Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The PM2. 5 (particulate matter with a diameter≤ 2.5 µm), an essential component
of air pollution, is closely linked to adverse effects on human health, including premature …