Effects of air pollutants on the transmission and severity of respiratory viral infections

JL Domingo, J Rovira - Environmental research, 2020 - Elsevier
Particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, ozone, carbon monoxide, volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are among the outdoor …

Effect of air pollution on heart failure: systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Jia, Z Lin, Z He, C Li, Y Zhang, J Wang… - Environmental …, 2023 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Heart failure (HF) poses a significant global disease burden. The current
evidence on the impact of air pollution on HF remains inconsistent. Objectives: We aimed to …

Disruption in global supply chain and socio-economic shocks: a lesson from COVID-19 for sustainable production and consumption

Z Yu, A Razzaq, A Rehman, A Shah, K Jameel… - Operations Management …, 2021 - Springer
The novel COVID-19 has emerged as a severe threat to global health globally, affecting over
210 countries and regions. The profound dilemma interrupted global trade and social …

Assessing the relationship between ground levels of ozone (O3) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) with coronavirus (COVID-19) in Milan, Italy

MA Zoran, RS Savastru, DM Savastru… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the correlation between the high level of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
infection accelerated transmission and lethality, and surface air pollution in Milan …

Asymmetric link between environmental pollution and COVID-19 in the top ten affected states of US: a novel estimations from quantile-on-quantile approach

A Razzaq, A Sharif, N Aziz, M Irfan… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study draws the link between COVID-19 and air pollution (ground ozone O 3) from
February 29, 2020 to July 10, 2020 in the top 10 affected States of the US. Utilizing quantile …

Ambient carbon monoxide and daily mortality: a global time-series study in 337 cities

K Chen, S Breitner, K Wolf, M Stafoggia… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Epidemiological evidence on short-term association between ambient carbon
monoxide (CO) and mortality is inconclusive and limited to single cities, regions, or …

Health Effects Associated with PM2.5: a Systematic Review

S Sharma, M Chandra, SH Kota - Current Pollution Reports, 2020 - Springer
Background Air pollution is a global problem with PM 2.5 being one of the major pollutants
causing many diseases. The concentrations of PM 2.5 are found to exceed the World Health …

Public health and economic impact assessment of PM2. 5 from open biomass burning over countries in mainland Southeast Asia during the smog episode

NNL Thao, S Pimonsree, K Prueksakorn… - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
PM2. 5 is considered the principal air pollutant caused by open biomass burning (OBB) in
Mainland Southeast Asia (MSEA) and significant adverse health effects and economic …

Lung macrophage functional properties in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

K Akata, SF van Eeden - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is caused by the chronic exposure of the
lungs to toxic particles and gases. These exposures initiate a persistent innate and adaptive …

Ambient particulate matter and biomass burning: an ecological time series study of respiratory and cardiovascular hospital visits in northern Thailand

W Mueller, M Loh, S Vardoulakis, HJ Johnston… - Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
Background Exposure to particulate matter (PM) emitted from biomass burning is an
increasing concern, particularly in Southeast Asia. It is not yet clear how the source of PM …