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This paper presents a discussion about the effects of the global pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 on the environment in the anthropogenic context SARS-CoV-2 was discovered in December 2019 in Wuhan, province of China Data presented in this study indicate that there were drastic reductions in the levels of NO2 emitted during the period of social isolation across the globe In Rome (Italy), the average concentrations of NO2 between 4-25 march 2020 were between 26 and 35% lower than in the same period in the previous year (2019) Data for the Industrial District of Santa Cruz, city of Rio de Janeiro, show an 80% reduction in NO2 for the period 14-22/3, when compared to the previous week In this article we study the consequences of this social isolation on the decrease of NO2 levels and globally Thus, it discusses the degree of influence of anthropic actions in the context of the geological time scale, where to a greater or lesser extent, human actions will be reflected directly in the environment
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