Global association between air pollution and COVID-19 mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis

K Yu, Q Zhang, Y Wei, R Chen, H Kan - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The COVID-19 pandemic presents unprecedented challenge for global public
health systems and exacerbates existing health disparities. Epidemiological evidence …

The effect of the urban exposome on COVID-19 health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

L Houweling, AH Maitland-Van der Zee… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The global severity of SARS-CoV-2 illness has been associated with various
urban characteristics, including exposure to ambient air pollutants. This systematic review …

Refined design of ventilation systems to mitigate infection risk in hospital wards: perspective from ventilation openings setting

C Ren, J Wang, Z Feng, MK Kim, F Haghighat… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
To prevent respiratory infections between patients and medical workers, the transmission
risk of airborne pollutants in hospital wards must be mitigated. The ventilation modes, which …

Impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on urban air, Land surface temperature and air pollution in cold climate zones

S Yilmaz, Y Menteş, SN Angin, A Qaid - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to analyze air pollution and thermal environment in Turkey's
cold region before, during, and after COVID-19 in 2019, 2020 and 2021. The CO, NO 2, O 3 …

[HTML][HTML] Association between long-term exposure to particulate air pollution with SARS-CoV-2 infections and COVID-19 deaths in California, USA

PB English, J Von Behren, JR Balmes… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Previous studies have reported associations between air pollution and COVID-19 morbidity
and mortality, but most have limited their exposure assessment to a large area, have not …

Zonal demand-controlled ventilation strategy to minimize infection probability and energy consumption: A coordinated control based on occupant detection

C Ren, H Yu, J Wang, HC Zhu, Z Feng, SJ Cao - Environmental Pollution, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, an increased risk of airborne transmission has been
experienced in buildings, particularly in confined public places. The need for ventilation as a …

Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and mortality among four million COVID-19 cases in Italy: the EpiCovAir study

M Stafoggia, A Ranzi, C Ancona… - Environmental …, 2023 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: The role of chronic exposure to ambient air pollutants in increasing COVID-19
fatality is still unclear. Objectives: The study aimed to investigate the association between …

Linkage between Airborne Particulate Matter and Viral Pandemic COVID-19 in Bucharest

M Zoran, R Savastru, D Savastru, M Tautan, D Tenciu - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
The long-distance spreading and transport of airborne particulate matter (PM) of biogenic or
chemical compounds, which are thought to be possible carriers of SARS-CoV-2 virions, can …

Association between air pollution and COVID‐19 disease severity via Bayesian multinomial logistic regression with partially missing outcomes

L Hoskovec, S Martenies, TL Burket… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recent ecological analyses suggest air pollution exposure may increase susceptibility to
and severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). Individual‐level studies are needed …

[HTML][HTML] Air quality in Germany as a contributing factor to morbidity from COVID-19

S Koch, C Hoffmann, A Caseiro, M Ledebur… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The SARS-CoV-2 virus has been spreading in Germany since January
2020, with regional differences in incidence, morbidity, and mortality. Long-term exposure to …