21-Day Lockdown in India Dramatically Reduced Air Pollution Indices in Lucknow and New Delhi, India

• Published in: Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology Vol. 105; no. 1; pp. 9 - 17
• Main Authors: Srivastava, Sudhakar, Kumar, Amit, Bauddh, Kuldeep, Gautam, Alok Sagar, Kumar, Sanjeev
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.07.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Air Pollutants - analysis; Air pollution; Air quality; Airborne particulates; Aquatic Pollution; Carbon monoxide; Cities - statistics & numerical data; Communicable Disease Control - statistics & numerical data; Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Health; Environmental Monitoring; Human Activities - statistics & numerical data; Human influences; Humans; India; Nitrogen dioxide; Outbreaks; Outdoor air quality; Pandemics; Pandemics - prevention & control; Particulate matter; Particulate Matter - analysis; Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control; Pollutants; Pollution; Pollution control; Pollution index; Pollution levels; Soil Science & Conservation; Sulfur dioxide; Viral diseases; Viruses; Waste Water Technology; Water Management; Water pollution; Water Pollution Control; Water quality; Cities; India; New Delhi India; COVID-19; Air pollution; Air quality; Lockdown; PM2.5

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