[HTML][HTML] Particulate matter air pollution and COVID-19 infection, severity, and mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis

N Sheppard, M Carroll, C Gao, T Lane - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Ecological evidence links ambient particulate matter≤ 2.5 mm (PM 2.5) and the rate of
COVID-19 infections, severity, and deaths. However, such studies are unable to account for …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial prediction of wildfire susceptibility using hybrid machine learning models based on support vector regression in sydney, australia

AS Nur, YJ Kim, JH Lee, CW Lee - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Australia has suffered devastating wildfires recently, and is predisposed to them due to
several factors, including topography, meteorology, vegetation, and ignition sources. This …

Network of low-cost air quality sensors for monitoring indoor, outdoor, and personal PM2. 5 exposure in Seattle during the 2020 wildfire season

J He, CH Huang, N Yuan, E Austin, E Seto… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - Elsevier
The increased frequency of wildfires in the Western United States has raised public
awareness of the impact of wildfire smoke on air quality and human health. Exposure to …

[HTML][HTML] Air pollution exposure, SARS-CoV-2 infection, and immune response in a cohort of healthcare workers of a large university hospital in Milan, Italy

L Fedrizzi, M Carugno, D Consonni, A Lombardi… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Several studies have examined the possible relationship between air pollutants and the risk
of COVID-19 but most returned controversial findings. We tried to assess the association …

Quantifying the impact of lockdown measures on air pollution levels: A comparative study of Bhopal and Adelaide

A Agrawal, S Kesharvani, G Dwivedi… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
This research study presents an in-depth comparison of air quality in Bhopal, India, and
Adelaide, Australia, focusing on the impact of COVID-19 restrictions. Utilizing air quality data …

Particulate matter air pollution and COVID-19 infection, severity, and mortality: A systematic review

N Sheppard, M Carroll, C Gao, T Lane - medRxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
Background and objective Ecological studies indicate ambient particulate matter≤ 2.5 mm
(PM2. 5) air pollution is associated with poorer COVID-19 outcomes. However, these studies …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping the risk of respiratory infections using suburban district areas in a large city in Colombia

J Cortes-Ramirez, M Gatton, JD Wilches-Vega… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background Acute respiratory infections (ARI) in Cúcuta-Colombia, have a comparatively
high burden of disease associated with high public health costs. However, little is known …

Do wildfires exacerbate COVID-19 infections and deaths in vulnerable communities? Evidence from California

S Yu, L Hsueh - Journal of environmental management, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding whether and how wildfires exacerbate COVID-19 outcomes is important for
assessing the efficacy and design of public sector responses in an age of more frequent and …

Long‐term effects of extreme smoke exposure on COVID‐19: A cohort study

TJ Lane, M Carroll, BM Borg, TA McCaffrey… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background In 2014, the Hazelwood coalmine fire shrouded the regional Australian
town of Morwell in smoke and ash for 6 weeks. One of the fire's by‐products, PM2. 5, is …

[HTML][HTML] Improved estimates of smoke exposure during Australia fire seasons: importance of quantifying plume injection heights

X Feng, LJ Mickley, ML Bell, T Liu… - Atmospheric …, 2024 - acp.copernicus.org
Wildfires can have a significant impact on air quality in Australia during severe burning
seasons, but incomplete knowledge of the injection heights of smoke plumes poses a …