Assessment and valuation of health impacts of fine particulate matter during COVID-19 lockdown: a comprehensive study of tropical and sub tropical countries

• Published in: Environmental science and pollution research international Vol. 28; no. 32; pp. 44522 - 44537
• Main Authors: Bherwani, Hemant, Kumar, Suman, Musugu, Kavya, Nair, Moorthy, Gautam, Sneha, Gupta, Ankit, Ho, Chang-Hoi, Anshul, Avneesh, Kumar, Rakesh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.08.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aerosols; Air Pollutants - analysis; Air pollution; Air Pollution - analysis; Air quality; Algorithms; Aquatic Pollution; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Brazil; China; Cities; Communicable Disease Control; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 infection; Earth and Environmental Science; Economic impact; Economics; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Health; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental science; financial economics; Humans; India; Iran; Kenya; Malaysia; Mexico; Morbidity; mortality; Nations; Optical analysis; Optical thickness; Orthocoronavirinae; Outdoor air quality; Pakistan; Particulate matter; Particulate Matter - analysis; particulates; Peru; Pollution control; Research Article; SARS-CoV-2; Shelter in place; Spectroradiometers; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Viral diseases; Waste Water Technology; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Cities; Thailand; United States > US; Mexico; Pakistan; Iran; Sri Lanka; China; Brazil; Malaysia; Kenya; Peru; India; COVID-19; Lockdown; Coronavirus; SARA; Air pollution externalities; MODIS

A novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to challenge the whole world. The disease has claimed many fatalities as it has transcended from one country to another since it was first discovered in China in late 2019. To prevent further morbidity and mortality associated with COVID-19, most of t...