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Tag Archives: COVID-19
Air pollution linked to more severe COVID-19: study
Several common air pollutants are linked to more severe outcomes following a coronavirus infection, a new study has found. Individuals who lived in areas of Ontario, Canada with higher levels of three common air pollutants — fine particulate matter, nitrogen … Continue reading
Strict COVID-19 lockdown policies helped reduce air pollution levels and death rates in Europe
Strict COVID-19 lockdown policies such as workplace closures in European cities reduced levels of air pollution and the number of associated deaths, according to new estimates published in Nature’s Scientific Reports. The research, which was funded by the European Centre … Continue reading
Long term exposure to air pollution may heighten COVID-19 risk
Long term exposure to ambient air pollution may heighten the risk of COVID-19 infection, suggests research published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine. The association was strongest for particulate matter, with an average annual rise of 1 µg/m3 … Continue reading
Chronic exposure to air pollution may increase risks for ICU admission or death among COVID-19 patients, study finds
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients who had been chronically exposed in their neighborhoods to higher particulate matter — such as smoke, soot, and dirt — had increased risks for admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) and death compared to those without … Continue reading
Air pollution still too high in most EU Member States
Concentrations of key air pollutants remain too high in most European countries. According to the European Environment Agency’s official data, published today, most European Union (EU) Member States exceed at least one or more of the EU’s legal limits for … Continue reading
Covid: Pollution increases risk of Covid hospitalisation, study finds
Living in areas of high air pollution increases the risk of hospitalisation with Covid-19 a new study has found. Imperial College London researchers also found evidence people living in polluted areas may have an increased risk of catching the disease. … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Health Effects of Air Pollution, London, Medical Studies, UK
Tagged Air Pollution, COVID-19, Health Effects of Air Pollution, London Mayor, Research, Sadiq Khan, UK
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Wildfire smoke has caused rise in Covid infections and deaths, study finds
Researchers speculate that smoke helps spread the virus and weakens lungs, making symptoms more severe Pollutants in smoke billowing from huge wildfires in the west of America have probably caused an increase in Covid-19 infections and deaths across several US … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Health Effects of Air Pollution, Medical Studies, USA, USA & Canada
Tagged Air Pollution, California, COVID-19, Oregon, PM2.5, Research, smoke, USA, wildfires
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Reduced traffic during lockdown did not improve air quality in urban areas as much as expected
Two studies led by María Morales Suárez Varela, group leader of the CIBERESP at the University of Valencia and professor of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health at the academic institution, have evaluated the impact of mobility restrictions … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Italy, Spain, World News
Tagged Air Pollution, COVID-19, Florence, Italy, Lucca, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Nitrogen Oxide NO, NOx, Ozone O3, Pisa, PM10, PM2.5, Research, Spain, Valencia
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