The role of air pollution (PM and NO2) in COVID-19 spread and lethality: a systematic review

C Copat, A Cristaldi, M Fiore, A Grasso… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
A new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has determined a pneumonia outbreak in China (Wuhan,
Hubei Province) in December 2019, called COVID-19 disease. In addition to the person-to …

Air pollution and COVID-19: the role of particulate matter in the spread and increase of COVID-19's morbidity and mortality

S Comunian, D Dongo, C Milani… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sars-Cov-2 virus (COVID-19) is a member of the coronavirus family and is responsible for
the pandemic recently declared by the World Health Organization. A positive correlation has …

Air pollution and COVID-19 mortality in the United States: Strengths and limitations of an ecological regression analysis

X Wu, RC Nethery, MB Sabath, D Braun… - Science advances, 2020 - science.org
Assessing whether long-term exposure to air pollution increases the severity of COVID-19
health outcomes, including death, is an important public health objective. Limitations in …

Association between short-term exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 infection: Evidence from China

Y Zhu, J Xie, F Huang, L Cao - Science of the total environment, 2020 - Elsevier
The novel coronavirus pneumonia, namely COVID-19, has become a global public health
problem. Previous studies have found that air pollution is a risk factor for respiratory infection …

Exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 mortality in the United States: A nationwide cross-sectional study

X Wu, RC Nethery, MB Sabath, D Braun, F Dominici - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
Abstract Objectives United States government scientists estimate that COVID-19 may kill
tens of thousands of Americans. Many of the pre-existing conditions that increase the risk of …

Regional and global contributions of air pollution to risk of death from COVID-19

A Pozzer, F Dominici, A Haines, C Witt… - Cardiovascular …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Aims The risk of mortality from the coronavirus disease that emerged in 2019 (COVID-19) is
increased by comorbidity from cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. Air pollution also …

Environmental factors influencing COVID-19 incidence and severity

AK Weaver, JR Head, CF Gould… - Annual review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Emerging evidence supports a link between environmental factors—including air pollution
and chemical exposures, climate, and the built environment—and severe acute respiratory …

Changes in air pollution during COVID-19 lockdown in Spain: a multi-city study

Á Briz-Redón, C Belenguer-Sapiña… - journal of environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has escalated into one of the largest crises of the 21st Century.
The new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, responsible for COVID-19, has spread rapidly all around …

Short-Term Effects of Ambient Ozone, PM2.5, and Meteorological Factors on COVID-19 Confirmed Cases and Deaths in Queens, New York

A Adhikari, J Yin - International journal of environmental research and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2,
has been rapidly increasing in the United States. Boroughs of New York City, including …

Short-term elevation of fine particulate matter air pollution and acute lower respiratory infection

BD Horne, EA Joy, MG Hofmann… - American journal of …, 2018 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Nearly 60% of US children live in counties with particulate matter less than or
equal to 2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM2. 5) concentrations above air quality …