Short-term health effects of air quality changes during the COVID‑19 pandemic in the City of Novi Sad, the Republic of Serbia

Dragić, Nataša; Bijelović, Sanja; Jevtić, M; Velicki, Radmila; Radić, Ivana

doi:10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01784

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“…Nevertheless, not all evidenced an increase of the pollutants after the lockdown, because of the slow economic recovery [ 48 , 61 , 70 ]. Similarly, studies that compared to the same period in previous years [ 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 ], and even more robustly with historical data of more than 5 years ( Table 1 ), reported a decrease of pollutants’ concentrations during the lockdown. As shown in Table 1 , decreases between 9–60%, 21.4–61.6%, and 30–66% were obtained for PM 2 .…”

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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Air Quality: A Systematic Review

Silva

Branco

Sousa

2022

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With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, several governments imposed severe restrictions on socio-economic activities, putting most of the world population into a general lockdown in March 2020. Although scattered, studies on this topic worldwide have rapidly emerged in the literature. Hence, this systematic review aimed to identify and discuss the scientifically validated literature that evaluated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions on air quality. Thus, a total of 114 studies that quantified the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on air quality through monitoring were selected from three databases. The most evaluated countries were India and China; all the studies intended to evaluate the impact of the pandemic on air quality, mainly concerning PM10, PM2.5, NO2, O3, CO, and SO2. Most of them focused on the 1st lockdown, comparing with the pre- and post-lockdown periods and usually in urban areas. Many studies conducted a descriptive analysis, while others complemented it with more advanced statistical analysis. Although using different methodologies, some studies reported a temporary air quality improvement during the lockdown. More studies are still needed, comparing different lockdown and lifting periods and, in other areas, for a definition of better-targeted policies to reduce air pollution.

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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Air Quality: A Systematic Review

Silva

Branco

Sousa

2022

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“…The average daily concentrations of PM 2.5 , NO 2 , PM 10 , and SO 2 were reduced by 35%, 34%, 23%, and 18%, respectively. In contrast, the average daily concentration of O 3 increased by 8%, even if the primary precursors were reducing, thus representing a challenge for air quality management [142]. Viruses may persist in the air through complex interactions with particles and gases depending on: (1) chemical composition;…”

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The Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Air Quality—A Global Review

Addas

Maghrabi

2021

Sustainability

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The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has emerged as a serious public health threat and has had a tremendous impact on all spheres of the environment. The air quality across the world improved because of COVID-19 lockdowns. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, large numbers of studies have been carried out on the impact of lockdowns on air quality around the world, but no studies have been carried out on the systematic review on the impact of lockdowns on air quality. This study aims to systematically assess the bibliographic review on the impact of lockdowns on air quality around the globe. A total of 237 studies were identified after rigorous review, and 144 studies met the criteria for the review. The literature was surveyed from Scopus, Google Scholar, PubMed, Web of Science, and the Google search engine. The results reveal that (i) most of the studies were carried out on Asia (about 65%), followed by Europe (18%), North America (6%), South America (5%), and Africa (3%); (ii) in the case of countries, the highest number of studies was performed on India (29%), followed by China (23%), the U.S. (5%), the U.K. (4%), and Italy; (iii) more than 60% of the studies included NO2 for study, followed by PM2.5 (about 50%), PM10, SO2, and CO; (iv) most of the studies were published by Science of the Total Environment (29%), followed by Aerosol and Air Quality Research (23%), Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health (9%), and Environmental Pollution (5%); (v) the studies reveal that there were significant improvements in air quality during lockdowns in comparison with previous time periods. Thus, this diversified study conducted on the impact of lockdowns on air quality will surely assist in identifying any gaps, as it outlines the insights of the current scientific research.

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“…This could also include raising collective resistance to mass non-communicable and infectious diseases such as COVID-19 and reducing economic costs. 29 …”

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Environment—lockdown, air pollution and related diseases: could we learn something and make it last?

Jevtić

Matkovic

Hazel

et al. 2021

European Journal of Public Health

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Although the pandemic has caused substantial losses in economic prosperity and human lives, it has also some positive impacts on the environment. Restricted mobility, complete closure, less traffic and industry have led to improved air quality especially in urban settings. Not only is air pollution an important determinant of chronic diseases, such as heart and lung disorders, but it has also been shown that poor air quality increases the risk of COVID-19. In this article, we review some of the findings on changes in air quality during the pandemic, and its potential effects on health. We need to continue to monitor the effects of change in air quality, due to COVID-19 lockdown or other factors, but also keep all our efforts to improve air quality even faster and more persistent, bringing the pollution levels below what WHO recommends are safe to live with.

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Short-term health effects of air quality changes during the COVID‑19 pandemic in the City of Novi Sad, the Republic of Serbia

Cited by 10 publications

References 21 publications

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Air Quality: A Systematic Review

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Air Quality: A Systematic Review

The Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Air Quality—A Global Review

Environment—lockdown, air pollution and related diseases: could we learn something and make it last?

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