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Overview of Air Quality in Konya during COVID-19 Lockdown Periods
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Ilker, Balcılar |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | Turkey confirmed its first COVID-19 case on 11 March 2020 and confirmed COVID-19 cases surpassed >10,000 within two weeks. The Turkish government implemented restrictions including closure of businesses, travel restrictions, and age-based lockdowns as of late March 2020. To battle the ongoing surge in cases, full weekend lockdowns were introduced at metropolitan cities between 11 April and 3 May 2020. As a result of these measures, community mobility in Turkey decreased more than 75%. In this study, air quality in the metropolitan city of Konya was assessed for $PM_{10}$ and $NO_{2}$ for 4-week periods from 6 April to 3 May in 2018–2020. Hourly concentrations of $PM_{10}$ and $NO_{2}$ were obtained from a National Air Quality Monitoring Network station, and concentrations of these pollutants for the 2020 period were compared with those for the same periods of 2018–2019. Significant declines were observed for $PM_{10}$ and $NO_{2}$ in the 2020 period compared with the 2018–2019 periods. The $PM_{10}$ concentration declined by 55.7% in 2020, with an absolute decrease of 24.2 $µg/m^{3}$. $NO_{2}$ also declined significantly, with a 37.7% reduction and an absolute decrease of 11.1 $µg/m^{3}$. Measures taken to battle the COVID-19 virus have decreased the airborne pollutant levels in many parts of the world. Control measures that can keep the air pollution at a sustainable low level need to be taken. |
| Starting Page | 28 |
| e-ISSN | 26739992 |
| DOI | 10.3390/ECERPH-3-09083 |
| Journal | Medical Sciences Forum |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 4 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-01-11 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Medical Sciences Forum Environmental Engineering Air Quality No2 Pm10 Turkey |
| Content Type | Text |
