COVID|19 and air pollution

Coronavirus and Air Pollution – C-CHANGE

A study from Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health finds that breathing more polluted air over many years may itself worsen the effects of COVID-19.

The impact of air pollution on COVID-19 incidence, severity, and ...

Air pollution has been proposed to affect COVID-19 outcomes through several mechanisms. Some studies suggest that exposure to pollutants could lead to oxidative ...

COVID-19 lockdowns cause global air pollution declines - PNAS

Lockdown events have reduced the population-weighted concentration of nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter levels by about 60% and 31% in 34 countries.

When Air and Road Travel Decreased during COVID, So Did ...

Identifying and quantifying the emissions sources that contribute most to air pollution levels in a given area or region is crucial for air ...

Understanding the link between COVID-19 Mortality and Air Pollution

The researchers found that an increase in exposure to hazardous air pollutants is associated with a 9% increase in death among patients with ...

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Air Quality: A Systematic Review

Overall, the reviewed studies concluded that air quality improved during the lockdown compared with the pre-lockdown [62,63,64]. Some studies also reported ...

Q&A: Scientists Analyze How the Pandemic Affected Air Quality

NASA scientists and others using data from NASA and our partner satellites have shown that air pollution levels dropped significantly during COVID-19.

Link Between Air Pollution and Increased COVID-19 Deaths

We found that long-term exposure to PM 2.5 increases the number of deaths due to COVID-19 by 8% after accounting for many confounding factors.

The Effects of Air Pollution on COVID-19 Infection and Mortality—A ...

This review discussed the possible effects of air pollution on COVID-19 infections and mortality based on some recent evidence.

Impacts on Air Quality During COVID-19 - News

According to the Utah Department of Transportation, stay-at-home orders, teleworking and social distancing drove traffic volumes down nearly 40% at times ...

Long-term exposure to air pollution and risk of SARS-CoV-2 ...

Long-term exposure to air pollution may contribute to increased risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 infection as well as developing severe COVID-19 disease.

COVID-19 pandemic: What can we learn for better air quality and ...

This paper discusses the emerging studies on COVID-19 and air pollution reduction, the population at risk, natural versus anthropogenic emissions for better ...

Ambient air pollution exposure linked to long COVID among young ...

Ambient air pollution exposure linked to long COVID among young adults: a nested survey in a population-based cohort in Sweden

Air pollution and COVID-19 - European Parliament

This study is about the effects of air pollution on health, notably COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc in many areas of the world.

COVID-19 and air pollution: A dangerous association? - Elsevier

This study compiled the environmental data released by these centers and discussed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on environmental pollution.

NASA Model Reveals How Much COVID-related Pollution Levels ...

... air pollutants. However, scientists wanted to know how much of that decline can be attributed to changes in human activity during pandemic ...

The short-term impacts of COVID-19 lockdown on urban air pollution ...

We find that the lockdown did improve air quality: compared with cities without formal lockdown policies, the daily AQI and PM2.5 declined ...

Role of the chronic air pollution levels in the Covid-19 outbreak risk ...

Long-term air-quality data correlate with Covid-19 in the Italian provinces. Chronic atmospheric pollution may favour coronavirus spreading.

Episode #56 - Air pollution & COVID-19

What have we learned about air pollution and COVID-19? Learn about six air pollutants that are harming your health.

Air pollution and COVID-19 mortality in the United States - Science

Assessing whether long-term exposure to air pollution increases the severity of COVID-19 health outcomes, including death, is an important ...