Evaluating the effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on air quality across some African countries

Zizhen Han; Yuqiang Alan Zhang; Zhou Liu; Kexin Zhang; Numbonui Stanley Tasheh; Narcisse Tsona Tchinda; Zhuyi Wang; Bin Luo; Likun Xue; Xinfeng Wang

doi:10.1039/d5ea00111k

January 1, 2026Environmental Science AtmospheresOpen Access

Evaluating the effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on air quality across some African countries

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The aim is to analyze the effect of COVID-19 lockdowns on air quality and emissions in selected African countries.
Analyze air quality data before and during COVID-19 lockdowns.
Compare pollutant levels across major African cities.
Evaluate emissions reductions due to lockdown measures.
Significant reductions in air pollutants were observed during lockdowns.
Improvement in air quality index levels across major cities was noted.
Variations in air quality changes were seen among different countries.

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Evaluates the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on air quality in multiple African countries, suggesting significant changes in emissions.

Abstract

The COVID-19 lockdown served as a pivotal moment to analyze significant changes in air quality due to unprecedented reductions in emissions across major African countries. This study assesses the alterations...

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Han et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6980fd81c1c9540dea80f334 https://doi.org/10.1039/d5ea00111k

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Evaluating the effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on air quality across some African countries

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