Impact of Air Pollution Hazards on Human Development

Ha, Eun–Hee

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-0520-1_10

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“…On the other hand, Bernardini et al (2020) studied the association between environmental pollutants (CO, NO 2 , O 3 , and PM) and COVID-19 in Italy and found a significant positive correlation between them. Likewise, other researchers such as Adach et al (2020), Ha (2020), and Zhu et al (2020) also observed similar findings. This evidence supports our study and suggests that COVID-19 might spread through environmental pollutants.…”

Section: Association Between Covid-19 and Environmental Pollutantssupporting

confidence: 69%

Fluctuations in environmental pollutants and air quality during the lockdown in the USA and China: two sides of COVID-19 pandemic

Shakoor

Chen

Farooq

et al. 2020

Air Qual Atmos Health

115

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The World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Due to the global threat, many countries impose immediate lockdown. The impact of lockdown on the environmental pollutants and climate indicators gained considerable attention in the literature. This study aims to describe the variations in the environmental pollutants (CO, NO 2 , SO 2 , PM 2.5 and PM 10) with and without the lockdown period in the majorly hit states and provinces of the USA and China, respectively. Data during the first quarter year of 2019 and 2020 (lockdown period) was used in this study. Moreover, the effect of these pollutants on the pandemic spread was also studied. The results illustrated that the overall concentrations of CO, NO 2 and PM 2.5 were decreased by 19.28%, 36.7% and 1.10%, respectively, while PM 10 and SO 2 were increased by 27.81% and 3.81% respectively in five selected states of the USA during the lockdown period. However, in the case of chosen provinces of China, overall, the concentrations of all selected pollutants, i.e., CO, NO 2 , SO 2 , PM 2.5 and PM 10 , were reduced by 26.53%, 38.98%, 18.36%, 17.78% and 37.85%, respectively. The COVID-19 reported cases and deaths were significantly correlated with NO 2 , PM 2.5 and PM 10 in both China and the USA. The findings of this study concluded that the limited anthropogenic activities in the lockdown situation due to this novel pandemic disease result in a significant improvement of air quality by reducing the concentrations of environmental pollutants. As the trend goes on, the reduction of most pollutant concentrations is expected as long as partial or complete lockdown goes on.

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Section: Association Between Covid-19 and Environmental Pollutantssupporting

confidence: 69%

Fluctuations in environmental pollutants and air quality during the lockdown in the USA and China: two sides of COVID-19 pandemic

Shakoor

Chen

Farooq

et al. 2020

Air Qual Atmos Health

115

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“…The environmental protection tax will rise by 1.133 units for each additional unit of air pollution, supporting hypothesis 2. The regression results of model (3) show that the environmental protection tax can improve residents' happiness. Therefore, assumption 3 is also true.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Compared with other pollution phenomena, the effect of air pollution on the happiness of Chinese residents is more obvious. Residents have more direct contact with regional air pollution, whether at the visual, olfactory, or psychological level, and it has been shown that air pollution endangers people's physical health to some extent [1][2][3][4] and may reduce their cognitive ability [5]. Air pollution also increases economic and social costs and restricts the sustainable development of the economy and society [6,7].…”

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Air Pollution, Environmental Protection Tax and Well-Being

Wang

Tang

2023

IJERPH

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The effective control of air pollution to advance human health and improve well-being has risen to the forefront of discussion in recent years. Based on China’s 2019 environmental protection tax data and China Social Survey (CSS) data, this paper studies the effects of subjective air pollution and the environmental protection tax on residents’ well-being using an econometric intermediary effect model. The research conclusions are as follows: (1) Subjective air pollution can significantly reduce residents’ well-being, (2) an environmental protection tax can significantly improve residents’ well-being and it can eliminate some of the negative influence of subjective air pollution on residents’ well-being, and (3) the grouping test of residents’ income, regional distribution, urban and rural structure, age structure, gender structure, and other variables shows that the effects of subjective air pollution on residents’ well-being are heterogeneous among different populations. After further endogeneity testing with the instrumental variables method, adjusting the primary variables, and altering the research procedures, the results are still robust. Based on these findings, we should vigorously promote the development of ecological civilization and good air quality and support reforming the environmental protection tax system to enhance well-being. It is also necessary to shift from a crude development model to a green industry and business model. While emphasizing social equity and production efficiency, we should ensure the synchronous development of cities and villages. Additionally, tangible steps should be implemented to raise people’s incomes, expand young people’s work options, and enhance their satisfaction. The article focuses on the impact of subjective air pollution on residents’ well-being, adding air pollution to the factors affecting well-being. Furthermore, the article finds that the environmental protection tax has two advantages: it can govern air pollution and promote green development, and, at the same time, it can enhance social harmony and improve residents’ well-being.

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