Air pollution in four Indian cities during the Covid-19 pandemic. Issue 4 (4th July 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tripathi, Ayush
• Is Part Of: International journal of environmental studies. Volume 78:Issue 4(2021)
• Page Start: 696
• Page End: 717
• Publication Date: 2021-07-04
• Subjects: Air Quality Index -- Covid-19 -- lockdown; Environmental policy -- Periodicals; Environmental sciences -- Periodicals; 333.707
• DOI: 10.1080/00207233.2020.1858578
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0020-7233

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic has had many impacts on the environment worldwide. This paper examines the effects of this pandemic on the air pollution in the four major cities (Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Hyderabad) of India. The research reveals the impact on the levels of the various pollutants and the Air Quality Index. This paper contrasts the four phases' behaviour during the nationwide lockdown, imposed to control the pandemic, and reports the behaviour of air pollutants and the air quality index compared to 2019.