Title
Variation of aerosol pollution in Peru during the quarantine due to COVID-19
Date Issued
01 January 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Science and Information Organization
Abstract
Due to COVID-19, which is a type of pneumonia produced by a coronavirus family virus, the Peruvian government has decreed mandatory social isolation. This isolation is extended until 26 April 2020. Due to this situation, people must stay at home and only go out to make purchases to cover basic needs. This situation, between other things, probably causes pollution reduction that is important for our ecosystem. In Peru, there is not a measurable way to quantify the impact of social isolation on air pollution. The present work aims to show more objectively how much decrease the aerosol pollution in Peru. For this purpose, one uses remote sensing data from Copernicus Data Hub of the European Space Agency, specifically, Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite. The results show an essential reduction of aerosol pollution in different regions of Peru, especially in Lima and the Amazon regions.
Start page
47
End page
51
Volume
11
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Epidemiología Epidemiología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85085552404
Source
International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications
ISSN of the container
2158107X
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