期刊名称：International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
印刷版ISSN：1232-1087
电子版ISSN：1896-494X
出版年度：2021
卷号：34
期号：2
页码：223-237
DOI：10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01784
语种：English
出版社：Walter de Gruyter GmbH
摘要：Objectives The objective of this research is to determine the change in outdoor air quality during the COVID‑19 related state of emergency resulting in a lockdown and the potential health benefits for the urban population. Material and Methods During 53 days of the COVID‑19 related state of emergency with a lockdown (March 15–May 6, 2020) in the Republic of Serbia, as well as in the corresponding periods of 2018 and 2019, data on the daily sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2), ground-level ozone (O 3 ) and particulate matter (PM 10 and PM 2.5 ) concentrations were analyzed. The total mortality data were analyzed to estimate the impact of the COVID‑19 related lockdown measures on the burden of health in a given population, attributed to the outdoor air quality in the City of Novi Sad, using AirQ+ software. Results The average daily concentrations of PM 2.5 , NO 2 , PM 10 and SO 2 were reduced by 35%, 34%, 23% and 18%, respectively. In contrast, the average daily concentration of O 3 increased by 8%, even if the primary precursors were reducing, thus representing a challenge for air quality management. In the City of Novi Sad, a reduction in the average daily PM 2.5 concentration of 11.23 μg/m³ was significant, which resulted in a quantified number of avoided deaths. Conclusions Air pollution in the City of Novi Sad had a chance to be improved due to some preventive measures related to the infectious disease (the COVID‑19 related lockdown), which in turn was the mitigation measure to air pollution with positive public health effects. The confirmed positive effects of the improved air quality on public health could also include raising collective resistance to mass non-communicable and infectious diseases such as COVID‑19 and reducing economic costs. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2021;34(2):223–37
