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 …

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 …

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 impact of air pollution on COVID-19 incidence, severity, and mortality: A systematic review of studies in Europe and North America

IH Carballo, M Bakola, D Stuckler - Environmental research, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Air pollution is speculated to increase the risks of COVID-19 spread, severity,
and mortality. Objectives We systematically reviewed studies investigating the relationship …

Association between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and COVID-19 severity: a prospective cohort study

C Chen, J Wang, J Kwong, JH Kim, A van Donkelaar… - CMAJ, 2022 - Can Med Assoc
Background: The tremendous global health burden related to COVID-19 means that
identifying determinants of COVID-19 severity is important for prevention and intervention …

[HTML][HTML] Ambient fine particulate matter air pollution and the risk of hospitalization among COVID-19 positive individuals: cohort study

B Bowe, Y Xie, AK Gibson, M Cai… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Ecologic analyses suggest that living in areas with higher levels of ambient fine
particulate matter air pollution (PM 2.5) is associated with higher risk of adverse COVID-19 …

[HTML][HTML] Air pollution and meteorology as risk factors for COVID-19 death in a cohort from Southern California

M Jerrett, CL Nau, DR Young, RK Butler… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Recent evidence links ambient air pollution to COVID-19 incidence, severity,
and death, but few studies have analyzed individual-level mortality data with high quality …

[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] Urban air pollution may enhance COVID-19 case-fatality and mortality rates in the United States

D Liang, L Shi, J Zhao, P Liu, JA Sarnat, S Gao… - The Innovation, 2020 - cell.com
Background The novel human coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has
claimed more than 600,000 lives worldwide, causing tremendous public health, social, and …

Effects of chronic exposure to ambient air pollutants on COVID-19 morbidity and mortality-A lesson from OECD countries

Z Barnett-Itzhaki, A Levi - Environmental Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Exposure to ambient air pollution is related to 4.2 million premature deaths per
year worldwide and is associated with a variety of adverse health outcomes, such as …