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65. Abbas N, Subramanain V (1984) Erosion and sediment transport in the Ganga river basin
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66. Dalai TK, Krishnaswami S, Sarin MM (2002) Major ion chemistry in the in the headwater of the
Yamuna river system: chemical weathering, its temperature dependence and CO 2 consumption
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67. Arora S, Bhaukhandi KD, Mishra PK (2020) Coronavirus lockdown helped the environment
to bounce back. Sci Total Environ 742:140573–140581
68. Thakur N, Rishi M, Sharma DM et al (2018) Quality of water resources in Kullu Valley in
Himachal Himalayas, India: perspective and prognosis. Appl Water Sci 8:1–13
69. Raymahasay BS (1970) Characteristics of stream erosion in the Himalayan region of India. In:
Proceeding of the symposium in hydro geochemistry and biogeochemistry, pp 82–89
70. Krishnaswami S, Trivedi JR, Sarin MM et al (1992) Strontium isotope and rubidium in the
Ganga-Brahmputra river system: weathering in the Himalaya, fluxes to the Bay of Bengal and
contribution to the evolution of oceanic 87Sr/86Sr. Earth Planet Sci Let 109:243–253
71. Dutta V, Dubey D, Kumar S (2020) Cleaning the River Ganga: impact of lockdown on water
quality and future implications on river rejuvenation strategies. Sci Total Environ 743:140756–
140772
72. Patel PP, Mondal S, Ghosh KG (2020) Some respite for India’s dirtiest river? examining the
Yamuna’s water quality at Delhi during the COVID-19 lockdown period. Sci Total Environ
744:140851–140866
369
52. Gautam S (2020) The influence of COVID-19 on air quality in India: a boon or inutile. Bull
Environ Contam Toxico 104:724–726
53. Gupta N, Tomar A, Kumar V (2020) The effect of COVID-19 lockdown on the air environment
in India. Glob J Environ Sci Manag 6 (Special Issue (Covid-19)). https://doi.org/10.22034/
GJESM.2019.06.SI.04
54. Ghorani-Azam A, Riahi-Zanjani B, Balali-Mood M (2016) Effects of air pollution on human
health and practical measures for prevention in Iran. J Res Med Sci https://doi.org/10.4103/
1735-1995.189646
55. Landrigan PJ, Fuller R, Acosta NJR et al (2018) The lancet commission on pollution and health.
Lancet 391:462–512
56. Chen K, Wang M, Huang C et al (2020) Air pollution reduction and mortality benefit during
the COVID-19 outbreak in China. Lancet Planet Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-519
6(20)30107-8
57. Bashir MF, Bilal BM, Komal B (2020) Correlation between environmental pollution indicators
and COVID-19 pandemic: a brief study in Californian context. Environ Res 187:109652–
109656
58. Travaglio M, Popovic R, Yu Y, Leal N, Martins LM (2020) Links between air pollution and
COVID-19 in England. Medrxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.16.20067405
59. Ogen Y (2020) Assessing nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) levels as a contributing factor to coronavirus
(COVID-19) fatality. Sci Total Environ 382:1564–1567
60. Xiao W, Rachel CN, Benjamin MS et al (2020) Exposure to air pollution and COVID-19
mortality in the united states: a nationwide cross-sectional study. Medrxiv https://doi.org/10.
1101/2020.04.05.20054502
61. Wei L, Zhao-Wu T, Lei W et al (2020) Analysis of factors associated with disease outcomes
in hospitalized patients with 2019 novel coronavirus disease. Chin Med J 133:1032–1038
62. Guangbo Q, Xiangdong L, Ligang H et al (2020) An imperative need for research on the role
of environmental factors in transmission of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Environ Sci Tech
54:3730–3732
63. Franco EG (2020) The global risks report 2020. World Economic Forum https://www.weforum.
org/reports/the-global-risks-report-2020
64. Matte-Baker A, Schomaker M (2006) The state of the marine environment: trends and
processes. UNEP/GPA, The Hague https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/
12469/global_soe_trends.pdf?sequence=1&%3BisAllowe=d
65. Abbas N, Subramanain V (1984) Erosion and sediment transport in the Ganga river basin
(India). J Hydrol 69:173–182
66. Dalai TK, Krishnaswami S, Sarin MM (2002) Major ion chemistry in the in the headwater of the
Yamuna river system: chemical weathering, its temperature dependence and CO 2 consumption
in the Himalaya. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 66:3397–3416
67. Arora S, Bhaukhandi KD, Mishra PK (2020) Coronavirus lockdown helped the environment
to bounce back. Sci Total Environ 742:140573–140581
68. Thakur N, Rishi M, Sharma DM et al (2018) Quality of water resources in Kullu Valley in
Himachal Himalayas, India: perspective and prognosis. Appl Water Sci 8:1–13
69. Raymahasay BS (1970) Characteristics of stream erosion in the Himalayan region of India. In:
Proceeding of the symposium in hydro geochemistry and biogeochemistry, pp 82–89
70. Krishnaswami S, Trivedi JR, Sarin MM et al (1992) Strontium isotope and rubidium in the
Ganga-Brahmputra river system: weathering in the Himalaya, fluxes to the Bay of Bengal and
contribution to the evolution of oceanic 87Sr/86Sr. Earth Planet Sci Let 109:243–253
71. Dutta V, Dubey D, Kumar S (2020) Cleaning the River Ganga: impact of lockdown on water
quality and future implications on river rejuvenation strategies. Sci Total Environ 743:140756–
140772
72. Patel PP, Mondal S, Ghosh KG (2020) Some respite for India’s dirtiest river? examining the
Yamuna’s water quality at Delhi during the COVID-19 lockdown period. Sci Total Environ
744:140851–140866