The complex chemical effects of COVID-19 shutdowns on air quality
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Author(s) • • • • • •
Kroll, Jesse
Heald, Colette L.
Cappa, Christopher D.
Farmer, Delphine K.
Fry, Juliane L.
Murphy, Jennifer G.
Steiner, Allison L.
Date Issued
August 2020
Journal
Nature Chemistry
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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Kroll, Jesse H. et al. "The complex chemical effects of COVID-19 shutdowns on air quality." Nature Chemistry 12, 9 (August 2020): 777–779. © 2020 Springer Nature Limited
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Abstract
Stay-at-home policies invoked in response to COVID-19 have led to well-publicized drops in some air pollutants. The extent to which such reductions translate to improved air quality is dictated by not only emissions and meteorology, but also chemical transformations in the atmosphere.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-020-0535-z