COVID-19 pandemic and environmental pollution: A blessing in disguise?
Sci Total Environ
; 728: 138820, 2020 Aug 01.
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| ID: mdl-32334164
ABSTRACT
In late 2019, a novel infectious disease with human to human transmission (COVID-19) was identified in Wuhan China, which now has turned into a global pandemic. Countries all over the world have implemented some sort of lockdown to slow down its infection and mitigate it. Lockdown due to COVID-19 has drastic effects on social and economic fronts. However, this lockdown also has some positive effect on natural environment. Recent data released by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and ESA (European Space Agency) indicates that pollution in some of the epicenters of COVID-19 such as Wuhan, Italy, Spain and USA etc. has reduced up to 30%. This study compiled the environmental data released by NASA and ESA before and after the coronavirus pandemic and discusses its impact on environmental quality.
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Asunto principal:
Neumonía Viral
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Infecciones por Coronavirus
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Contaminación Ambiental
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Pandemias
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
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Asia
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Europa
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Sci Total Environ
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2020
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