ReviewEnvironmental research2020
Influence of airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 on COVID-19 pandemic. A review.
Review in Environmental research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 104 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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104 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 250 citations in OpenAlex.
- A review on measurements of SARS-CoV-2 genetic material in air in outdoor and indoor environments: Implication for airborne transmission.The Science of the total environment · 2022Pooled it
- Surface contamination with SARS-CoV-2: A systematic review.The Science of the total environment · 2021Pooled it
- Acute and chronic exposure to air pollution in relation with incidence, prevalence, severity and mortality of COVID-19: a rapid systematic review.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2021Pooled it
- The role of air pollution (PM and NOEnvironmental research · 2020Pooled it
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- Relationship between COVID-19 Cases and Environmental Contaminants in Quito, Ecuador.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- The Lag -Effects of Air Pollutants and Meteorological Factors on COVID-19 Infection Transmission and Severity: Using Machine Learning Techniques.Journal of research in health sciences · 2024Article
- Causal effect of air pollution and meteorology on the COVID-19 pandemic: A convergent cross mapping approach.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Linkage between Airborne Particulate Matter and Viral Pandemic COVID-19 in Bucharest.Microorganisms · 2023Article
- COVID-19 in Bangladesh: Wave-centric assessments and mitigation measures for future pandemics.Heliyon · 2023Review
- Peculiar weather patterns effects on air pollution and COVID-19 spread in Tokyo metropolis.Environmental research · 2023Observational
- Effects of fine particulate matter (PMCase studies in chemical and environmental engineering · 2023Article
- A bibliometric analysis of the impact of COVID-19 social lockdowns on air quality: research trends and future directions.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2023Review
- CFD Simulations of Ventilation and Interunit Dispersion in Dormitory Complex: A Case Study of Epidemic Outbreak in Shanghai.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Environment and COVID-19 incidence: A critical review.Journal of environmental sciences (China) · 2023Review
- A Statistical Investigation into the COVID-19 Outbreak Spread.Environmental health insights · 2023Article
44 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
In recent years, a number of epidemiological studies have demonstrated that exposure to air pollution is associated with several adverse outcomes, such as acute lower respiratory infections, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, cardiovascular diseases, and lung cancer among other serious diseases. Air pollutants such as sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and dioxide, particulate matter (PM), ozone and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are commonly found at high levels in big cities and/or in the vicinity of different chemical industries. An association between air concentrations of these pollutants and human respiratory viruses interacting to adversely affect the respiratory system has been also reported. The present review was aimed at assessing the potential relationship between the concentrations of air pollutants on the airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and the severity of COVID-19 in patients infected by this coronavirus. The results of most studies here reviewed suggest that chronic exposure to certain air pollutants leads to more severe and lethal forms of COVID-19 and delays/complicates the recovery of patients of this disease.
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