Lockdown measures and air quality: evidence from Italian provinces

The aim of this short communication is to estimate the effects of the implementation of more restrictive lockdown measures on pollution levels in Italy. Using a time series of weekly concentrations of PM(10), PM(2.5) and NO(2) for the period 2016–2020 across 71 provinces, we find that the introducti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Malpede, Maurizio, Percoco, Marco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021
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Original Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7970822/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33758625
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12076-021-00267-4
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Sumario:The aim of this short communication is to estimate the effects of the implementation of more restrictive lockdown measures on pollution levels in Italy. Using a time series of weekly concentrations of PM(10), PM(2.5) and NO(2) for the period 2016–2020 across 71 provinces, we find that the introduction of lockdown measures reduced the air concentration levels of PM(10) and NO(2) by 17–18%, while their effect on PM(2.5) remains unclear. These results indicate that the lockdown had a significant positive impact in terms of lives saved and improved air quality.

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