[HTML][HTML] Positive association between outdoor air pollution and the incidence and severity of COVID-19. A review of the recent scientific evidences

M Marquès, JL Domingo - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
In June 2020, we published a review focused on assessing the influence of various air
pollutants on the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, and the severity of COVID-19 in patients …

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 …

Ambient air pollution and COVID-19 risk: evidence from 35 observational studies

ST Zang, J Luan, L Li, HX Yu, QJ Wu, Q Chang… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background and aims The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is severely
threatening and challenging public health worldwide. Epidemiological studies focused on …

Assessing the impact of air pollution and climate seasonality on COVID-19 multiwaves in Madrid, Spain

MA Zoran, RS Savastru, DM Savastru, MN Tautan… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
While the COVID-19 pandemic is still in progress, being under the fifth COVID-19 wave in
Madrid, over more than one year, Spain experienced a four wave pattern. The transmission …

Effects of mobility restrictions on air pollution in the Madrid region during the COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic periods

J Bañuelos-Gimeno, N Sobrino, RM Arce-Ruiz - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Air quality is one of the problems cities face today. The COVID-19 pandemic provided a
unique opportunity to study the influence of traffic reduction on air quality during 2020, 2021 …

Assessment of the association between dust storms and COVID-19 infection rate in southwest Iran

P Broomandi, B Crape, A Jahanbakhshi… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
This study assesses a plausible correlation between a dust intrusion episode and a daily
increase in COVID-19 cases. A surge in COVID-19 cases was observed a few days after a …

Exploring the linkage between seasonality of environmental factors and COVID-19 waves in Madrid, Spain

MA Zoran, RS Savastru, DM Savastru… - Process Safety and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Like several countries, Spain experienced a multi wave pattern of COVID-19 pandemic over
more than one year period, between spring 2020 and spring 2021. The transmission of …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …, 2024 - 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 …

Environmental factors influencing the dynamics and evolution of COVID-19: a systematic review on the study of short-term ozone exposure

IM Popescu, LM Baditoiu, SR Reddy, A Nalla… - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
The potential influence of environmental factors, particularly air pollutants such as ozone
(O3), on the dynamics and progression of COVID-19 remains a significant concern. This …

Ambient air pollution exposure and COVID-19 related hospitalizations in Santiago, Chile

R Dales, AO Lukina, R Romero-Meza… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Morbidity and mortality from several diseases are increased on days of higher ambient air
pollution. We carried out a daily time-series analysis with distributive lags to study the …