Environmental Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Experience of Bogotá, 2020
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Study Design
2.3. Solid Waste Data Analysis
2.4. Air Quality
2.5. Water Resources
2.6. Transport
2.7. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Solid Waste
3.2. Air Quality and Citizens’ Perception
3.3. Transport
3.4. Water Resources
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Malagón-Rojas, J.; Mendez-Molano, D.; Almentero, J.; Toloza-Pérez, Y.G.; Parra-Barrera, E.L.; Gómez-Rendón, C.P. Environmental Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Experience of Bogotá, 2020. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 6350. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19106350
Malagón-Rojas J, Mendez-Molano D, Almentero J, Toloza-Pérez YG, Parra-Barrera EL, Gómez-Rendón CP. Environmental Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Experience of Bogotá, 2020. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(10):6350. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19106350
Chicago/Turabian StyleMalagón-Rojas, Jeadran, Daniela Mendez-Molano, Julia Almentero, Yesith G. Toloza-Pérez, Eliana L. Parra-Barrera, and Claudia P. Gómez-Rendón. 2022. "Environmental Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Experience of Bogotá, 2020" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 10: 6350. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19106350