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. 2020 Jun;4(6):e210-e212.
doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(20)30107-8. Epub 2020 May 13.

Air pollution reduction and mortality benefit during the COVID-19 outbreak in China

Kai Chen  1 , Meng Wang  2 , Conghong Huang  2 , Patrick L Kinney  3 , Paul T Anastas  4
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Air pollution reduction and mortality benefit during the COVID-19 outbreak in China

Kai Chen et al. Lancet Planet Health. 2020 Jun.
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Air pollution levels and avoided cause-specific deaths during the COVID-19 outbreak in China (A) The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic curve and quarantine timeline in Wuhan, Hubei province (outside of Wuhan), and China (outside of Hubei) from Jan 5 to March 14, 2020. New confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported by the National Health Commission of China. (B) Daily nitrogen dioxide and PM2·5 concentrations from 20 days before the Chinese New Year and 50 days after the Chinese New Year in 2020 (blue line) and 2016–2019 (grey line). (C) The mean nitrogen dioxide tropospheric column density before and during the quarantine period in 2020. (D) The reduction in cause-specific deaths in China due to a decrease in air pollution during quarantine.
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