“…68 Based on the results of a systematic review by Bakola et al (2022), several air pollutants, including NO 2 , NO, PM2.5, PM10, CO, carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), benzene, black carbon, and air quality index (AQI)) related to the quarantine of COVID-19, showed a significant and strong decrease. 69 According to the results of a systematic review study by Faridi et al, 70 in 2021, quarantine measures related to the COVID-19 epidemic significantly reduced the concentration of PM2.5, NO 2 , PM10, SO 2 , and CO globally. Apart from measuring pollutants at ground stations, studies using satellite data have confirmed the results obtained with ground-level measurements and found that AQI improved during the quarantine period.…”