SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogens in municipal wastewater, landfill leachate, and solid waste: a review about virus surveillance, infectivity, and inactivation

U Anand, X Li, K Sunita, S Lokhandwala… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review discusses the techniques available for detecting and inactivating of pathogens
in municipal wastewater, landfill leachate, and solid waste. In view of the current COVID-19 …

The explainable potential of coupling metaheuristics-optimized-xgboost and shap in revealing vocs' environmental fate

L Jovanovic, G Jovanovic, M Perisic, F Alimpic… - Atmosphere, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we explore the computational capabilities of advanced modeling tools to
reveal the factors that shape the observed benzene levels and behavior under different …

Changes in air pollution, land surface temperature, and urban heat islands during the COVID-19 lockdown in three Chinese urban agglomerations

Z Feng, X Wang, J Yuan, Y Zhang, M Yu - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
COVID-19 has notably impacted the world economy and human activities. However, the
strict urban lockdown policies implemented in various countries appear to have positively …

Impact of COVID-19 induced lockdown on land surface temperature, aerosol, and urban heat in Europe and North America

BR Parida, S Bar, D Kaskaoutis, AC Pandey… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The outbreak of SARS CoV-2 (COVID-19) has posed a serious threat to human beings,
society, and economic activities all over the world. Worldwide rigorous containment …

Impacts of partial to complete COVID-19 lockdown on NO2 and PM2. 5 levels in major urban cities of Europe and USA

S Bar, BR Parida, SP Mandal, AC Pandey, N Kumar… - Cities, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract SARS CoV-2 (COVID-19) coronavirus has been causing enormous suffering, death,
and economic losses worldwide. There are rigorous containment measures on industries …

Spatio-temporal variation of the relationship between air pollutants and land surface temperature in the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration, China

Y Jiang, W Lin, D Xu, D Xu - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
The urban heat island effect and air pollution have become widespread environmental
problems in urban areas. We investigated the spatial-temporal distributions of the daytime …

A comprehensive study of the COVID-19 impact on PM2. 5 levels over the contiguous United States: A deep learning approach

M Ghahremanloo, Y Lops, Y Choi, J Jung… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - Elsevier
We investigate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on PM 2.5 levels in eleven urban
environments across the United States: Washington DC, New York, Boston, Chicago, Los …

Modeling and prediction of fire occurrences along an elevational gradient in Western Himalayas

S Bar, BR Parida, AC Pandey, BU Shankar, P Kumar… - Applied geography, 2023 - Elsevier
Forest fires are the result of complex interactions among human, geographic and weather
conditions. Climate change would alter the link between forest fire and the controlling …

Monitoring tea plantations during 1990–2022 using multi-temporal satellite data in Assam (India)

BR Parida, T Mahato, S Ghosh - Tropical Ecology, 2024 - Springer
Background Tea is a valuable economic plant grown extensively in several Asian countries.
The accurate map** of tea plantations is critical for the growth and development of the tea …

[HTML][HTML] Revised estimates of NO2 reductions during the COVID-19 lockdowns using updated TROPOMI NO2 retrievals and model simulations

BL Fisher, LN Lamsal, Z Fasnacht, LD Oman… - Atmospheric …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) observed unprecedented
declines in NO 2 vertical column densities (VCD) over the world's most densely populated …