Data Analysis of the Air Quality (PM2.5) before, during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic lockdowns in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly concerned people’s daily activities, especially when governments imposed pandemic lockdowns in their countries. These lockdowns, in turn, affected people’s daily life, their environment, and even the air quality of where they live. In this context, this paper...

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Veröffentlicht in:WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT 2023-12, Vol.19, p.1448-1458
Hauptverfasser: Eker, Mark Van, Secco, Emanuele Lindo
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly concerned people’s daily activities, especially when governments imposed pandemic lockdowns in their countries. These lockdowns, in turn, affected people’s daily life, their environment, and even the air quality of where they live. In this context, this paper looks at how the levels of Particulate Matter (PM) 2.5 air pollutants in the cities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, have changed because of the COVID-19 lockdowns. We analyze the data from the AirNow database and provide Heat-Map analyses of PM 2.5 before, during, and after the pandemic lockdowns. Results suggest that lockdowns affect the overall pollution. The results also suggest that this approach could be useful in designing novel policies to reduce air pollution and lessen the impact of future lockdowns, as well as in developing strategies to address future pandemics.
ISSN:1790-5079
2224-3496
DOI:10.37394/232015.2023.19.131