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Editorial
. 2021 Aug 19;58(2):2101063.
doi: 10.1183/13993003.01063-2021. Print 2021 Aug.

Air pollution and COVID-19: clearing the air and charting a post-pandemic course: a joint workshop report of ERS, ISEE, HEI and WHO

Zorana J Andersen  1 , Barbara Hoffmann  2 , Lidia Morawska  3 , Martin Adams  4 , Eeva Furman  5 , Arzu Yorgancioglu  6 , Dan Greenbaum  7 , Maria Neira  8 , Bert Brunekreef  9 , Francesco Forastiere  10 , Mary B Rice  11 , François Wakenhut  12 , Erika Coleen  13 , Hanna Boogaard  7 , Ulrike Gehring  9 , Erik Melén  14 , Brian Ward  15 , Sara De Matteis  16   17
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Editorial

Air pollution and COVID-19: clearing the air and charting a post-pandemic course: a joint workshop report of ERS, ISEE, HEI and WHO

Zorana J Andersen et al. Eur Respir J. .

Abstract

The potential role of air pollution in the worsening of health impacts of COVID-19, and the influence of the pandemic on air pollution levels in Europe is explored. This editorial outlines the major lessons learned to chart a healthy post-pandemic course. https://bit.ly/3hmbaya

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: Z.J. Andersen has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: B. Hoffmann has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: L. Morawska has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: M. Adams has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: E. Furman has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: A. Yorgancioglu has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: D. Greenbaum has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: M. Neira has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: B. Brunekreef has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: F. Forastiere reports personal fees for consultancy from Health Effects Institute, during the conduct of the study; personal fees for advisory board work from Health Effects Institute, outside the submitted work. Conflict of interest: M.B. Rice has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: F. Wakenhut has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: E. Coleen has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: H. Boogaard has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: U. Gehring has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: E. Melén has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: B. Ward is an employee of the European Respiratory Society. Conflict of interest: S. De Matteis has nothing to disclose.

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