OXARIA

OxAria is a Natural Environmental Research Council funded collaboration between the University of Birmingham and University of Oxford, supported by public and commercial partners, applying advanced technological and environmental health expertise to understanding the air and noise quality impacts of COVID-19 across Oxford City... The OxAria study is exploring impacts of COVID-19 public health measures upon air and noise quality in Oxford City... National public health measures introduced to limit the spread of COVID-19 have exerted major impacts on the way we travel and live our lives. In Oxford, substantial reductions in traffic levels were observed during the early pandemic phase; however impacts upon local and regional air quality remain uncertain. We also do not yet know how communities and wider society will adjust to these changes in the longer-term and how these will shape future environmental and public policy.

Primary location: United Kingdom