Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Air Pollution in Poland Based on Surface Measurements and Satellite Data
Abstract Since its first detection in December 2019 in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the virus has become a global pandemic within just three months. The Polish government declared a state of emergency on March 14, 2020, which was connected with the adoption of a number of measures aimed to prevent the...
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| description | Abstract Since its first detection in December 2019 in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the virus has become a global pandemic within just three months. The Polish government declared a state of emergency on March 14, 2020, which was connected with the adoption of a number of measures aimed to prevent the spread of the virus. These restrictive measures have led to improvements in air quality throughout the country. Therefore, evaluation of the reduction in anthropogenic emissions due to COVID-19 and related government measures to constrain its spread is crucial to define its impact on air pollution. During this study, aerosol optical depth (AOD) observations from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) were used along with tropospheric NO2 and SO2 vertical column densities from TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI). The data on ground-based concentrations of pollutants (PM2.5, PM10, NO2 and SO2) obtained from air quality monitoring stations were also considered to assess changes in aerosols and air pollutants connected with the cessation of various kinds of anthropogenic and industrial activities due to preventive measures for COVID-19. In large cities of the country, the concentrations of PM2.5, PM10 and NO2 were reduced in the range from −5.1% to −35.5%, from −8.3% to −33.1% and from −0.4% to −18.8%. In addition, satellite data for NO2 and SO2 also indicate a decrease in concentration across the country by −10.8% and −25.6% during the COVID-19 restrictions period. The lockdown events may play a vital role as a potential solution to reduce air pollution in future as it may not be uncommon for governments to introduce deliberately selective hotspot lockdowns to control pollution levels. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d4338574579b468cb78f6ac4232ccd492025-02-09T12:20:13ZengSpringerAerosol and Air Quality Research1680-85842071-14092021-03-0121711310.4209/aaqr.200472Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Air Pollution in Poland Based on Surface Measurements and Satellite DataMikalai Filonchyk0Volha Hurynovich1Haowen Yan2Faculty of Geomatics, Lanzhou Jiaotong UniversityFaculty of Geomatics, Lanzhou Jiaotong UniversityFaculty of Geomatics, Lanzhou Jiaotong UniversityAbstract Since its first detection in December 2019 in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the virus has become a global pandemic within just three months. The Polish government declared a state of emergency on March 14, 2020, which was connected with the adoption of a number of measures aimed to prevent the spread of the virus. These restrictive measures have led to improvements in air quality throughout the country. Therefore, evaluation of the reduction in anthropogenic emissions due to COVID-19 and related government measures to constrain its spread is crucial to define its impact on air pollution. During this study, aerosol optical depth (AOD) observations from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) were used along with tropospheric NO2 and SO2 vertical column densities from TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI). The data on ground-based concentrations of pollutants (PM2.5, PM10, NO2 and SO2) obtained from air quality monitoring stations were also considered to assess changes in aerosols and air pollutants connected with the cessation of various kinds of anthropogenic and industrial activities due to preventive measures for COVID-19. In large cities of the country, the concentrations of PM2.5, PM10 and NO2 were reduced in the range from −5.1% to −35.5%, from −8.3% to −33.1% and from −0.4% to −18.8%. In addition, satellite data for NO2 and SO2 also indicate a decrease in concentration across the country by −10.8% and −25.6% during the COVID-19 restrictions period. The lockdown events may play a vital role as a potential solution to reduce air pollution in future as it may not be uncommon for governments to introduce deliberately selective hotspot lockdowns to control pollution levels.https://doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.200472COVID-19PandemicPolandTROPOMIMODIS |
| spellingShingle | Mikalai Filonchyk Volha Hurynovich Haowen Yan Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Air Pollution in Poland Based on Surface Measurements and Satellite Data Aerosol and Air Quality Research COVID-19 Pandemic Poland TROPOMI MODIS |
| title | Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Air Pollution in Poland Based on Surface Measurements and Satellite Data |
| title_full | Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Air Pollution in Poland Based on Surface Measurements and Satellite Data |
| title_fullStr | Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Air Pollution in Poland Based on Surface Measurements and Satellite Data |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Air Pollution in Poland Based on Surface Measurements and Satellite Data |
| title_short | Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Air Pollution in Poland Based on Surface Measurements and Satellite Data |
| title_sort | impact of covid 19 pandemic on air pollution in poland based on surface measurements and satellite data |
| topic | COVID-19 Pandemic Poland TROPOMI MODIS |
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