Air pollution perception in ten countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2022
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As largely documented in the literature, the stark
restrictions enforced worldwide in 2020 to curb the
COVID-19 pandemic also curtailed the production of air
pollutants to some extent. This study investigates the
perception of the air pollution as assessed by individuals
located in ten countries: Australia, Brazil, China, Ghana,
India, Iran, Italy, Norway, South Africa and the USA. The
perceptions towards air quality were evaluated by
employing an online survey administered in May 2020.
Participants (N = 9394) in the ten countries expressed their
opinions according to a Likert-scale response. A reduction
in pollutant concentration was clearly perceived, albeit to a
different extent, by all populations. The survey participants
located in India and Italy perceived the largest drop in the
air pollution concentration; conversely, the smallest
variation was perceived among Chinese and Norwegian
respondents. Among all the demographic indicators
considered, only gender proved to be statistically
significant.
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Air quality, Environmental pollution, Psychometric perception
Citation
LOU, B. et al. Air pollution perception in ten countries during the COVID-19
pandemic. Ambio, v. 51, p. 531-545, 2022. Disponível em: <https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13280-021-01574-2>. Acesso em: 29 abr. 2022.