Author: Malpede, Maurizio; Percoco, Marco
Title: Lockdown measures and air quality: evidence from Italian provinces Cord-id: n2o4h28n Document date: 2021_2_21
ID: n2o4h28n
Snippet: 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 significan
Document: 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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