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Review
. 2022 Jul:8:100250.
doi: 10.1016/j.envadv.2022.100250. Epub 2022 Jun 4.

A review on the biological, epidemiological, and statistical relevance of COVID-19 paired with air pollution

Elizabeth F Yates  1 , Kenneth Zhang  2 , Abbie Naus  3 , Callum Forbes  3 , Xiao Wu  4 , Tanujit Dey  1
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A review on the biological, epidemiological, and statistical relevance of COVID-19 paired with air pollution

Elizabeth F Yates et al. Environ Adv. 2022 Jul.

Abstract

This narrative review paper is aimed to critically evaluate recent studies of the associations between air pollution and the outcomes in the COVID-19 pandemic. The main air pollutants we have considered are carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ground-level ozone (O3), particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), and sulfur dioxide (SO2). We, specifically, evaluated the influences of these pollutants, both individually and collaboratively, across various geographic areas and exposure windows. We further reviewed the proposed biological mechanisms underlying the association between air pollution and COVID-19. Ultimately, we aim to inform policy and public health practice regarding the implications of COVID-19 and air pollution.

Keywords: Air pollution; Biological complications; COVID-19; Pollutants.

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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Air pollution and COVID-19 cellular entry.
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