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. 2020 Jul 17;744:141012. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141012

Table 2.

Average change in PM2.5 concentration during mitigation periods between 2020 and the comparable dates for 2017–2019, by state and the District, based on difference-in-difference approach.

State/district No. of counties included/total No. counties Mitigation vs baseline period for 2020 Mitigation vs baseline period for 2017–2019 Difference in difference
California 41/58 −4.03 0.18 −4.20
Connecticut 5/8 −2.97 −1.72 −1.25
Florida 28/67 0.44 0.94 −0.50
Maryland 11/24 −1.26 −1.01 −0.25
Massachusetts 11/14 −2.06 −1.47 −0.59
New Jersey 11/21 −1.94 −1.24 −0.70
New York 18/62 −2.27 −1.70 −0.57
Pennsylvania 28/67 −1.48 −1.49 0.01
Texas 29/254 2.91 0.78 2.13
Washington state 30/39 −0.11 −1.28 1.17
Washington, D.C. 1/1 −0.84 −0.45 −0.39

States represent the portion of states with monitoring networks. PM2.5 levels are population weighted.