The COVID-19 lockdown induced changes of SO2 pollution in its Human-made global hotspots DOI Creative Commons

Sai Amritha,

Patel VK,

J. Kuttippurath

и другие.

Global Transitions, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 6, С. 152 - 163

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Sulphur dioxide (SO2) is a hazardous air pollutant, which mostly emitted from burning of fossil fuels, and has an adverse impact on the human health ecosystem functioning. The COVID-19 natural anthropause (lockdown) provides great opportunity to understand changes in SO2 pollution across globe, as there was temporary standstill for most activities. Therefore, we analyse global SO₂ during lockdown compared pre-lockdown identify its hotspots driven by activities using satellite measurements, reanalysis data emission inventory. We observe decline about 2.21 % average, −21.05 Indo-Gangatic Plain, −16 East China, −7.67 United States America, −3.99 Western Europe −3.85 Middle owing halt such industrial transport operations, found emissions There are point aerial globe (e.g. cities or units), also show decrease (20–30 %) anthropause. Fossil fuel thermal power plants major source pollution, it declined notably (1–12 coal consuming countries States, Japan, Canada, Brazil, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Italy Kingdom. clear understanding human-driven their changes, would help us make better effective mitigation strategies.

Язык: Английский

The COVID-19 lockdown induced changes of SO2 pollution in its Human-made global hotspots DOI Creative Commons

Sai Amritha,

Patel VK,

J. Kuttippurath

и другие.

Global Transitions, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 6, С. 152 - 163

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Sulphur dioxide (SO2) is a hazardous air pollutant, which mostly emitted from burning of fossil fuels, and has an adverse impact on the human health ecosystem functioning. The COVID-19 natural anthropause (lockdown) provides great opportunity to understand changes in SO2 pollution across globe, as there was temporary standstill for most activities. Therefore, we analyse global SO₂ during lockdown compared pre-lockdown identify its hotspots driven by activities using satellite measurements, reanalysis data emission inventory. We observe decline about 2.21 % average, −21.05 Indo-Gangatic Plain, −16 East China, −7.67 United States America, −3.99 Western Europe −3.85 Middle owing halt such industrial transport operations, found emissions There are point aerial globe (e.g. cities or units), also show decrease (20–30 %) anthropause. Fossil fuel thermal power plants major source pollution, it declined notably (1–12 coal consuming countries States, Japan, Canada, Brazil, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Italy Kingdom. clear understanding human-driven their changes, would help us make better effective mitigation strategies.

Язык: Английский

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