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Review
. 2022 Sep 5;19(17):11111.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph191711111.

The Atmospheric Environment Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Metrological Study

Zhong Chen  1 , Dongping Shi  1   2
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Review

The Atmospheric Environment Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Metrological Study

Zhong Chen et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Since the COVID-19 outbreak, the scientific community has been trying to clarify various problems, such as the mechanism of virus transmission, environmental impact, and socio-economic impact. The spread of COVID-19 in the atmospheric environment is variable and uncertain, potentially resulting in differences in air pollution. Many scholars are striving to explore the relationship between air quality, meteorological indicators, and COVID-19 to understand the interaction between COVID-19 and the atmospheric environment. In this study, we try to summarize COVID-19 studies related to the atmospheric environment by reviewing publications since January 2020. We used metrological methods to analyze many publications in Web of Science Core Collection. To clarify the current situation, hotspots, and development trends in the field. According to the study, COVID-19 research based on the atmospheric environment has attracted global attention. COVID-19 and air quality, meteorological factors affecting the spread of COVID-19, air pollution, and human health are the main topics. Environmental variables have a certain impact on the spread of SARS-CoV-2, and the prevalence of COVID-19 has improved the atmospheric environment to some extent. The findings of this study will aid scholars to understand the current situation in this field and provide guidance for future research.

Keywords: COVID-19; atmospheric environment; data analysis; metrology; pollution.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

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Workflow of the systematic.
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The number of publications in the past two years.
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(a) Country partnership chart; (b) Country partnership clustering chart.
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(a) The total number of citations by country; (b) The average citation rate by country.
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Journal co-occurrence chart.
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Keyword density visualization.
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Keyword co-occurrence clustering.
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