COVID-19, Air Pollution, and Racial Inequity: Connecting the Dots.
Tanujit DeyFrancesca DominiciPublished in: Chemical research in toxicology (2020)
COVID-19 pandemic is a public health emergency. Exposure to air pollution represents a serious health issue in overall mortality worldwide. The health risks of some racial subgroups are spiraling as they have higher levels of exposure to air pollutants, hence being more susceptible to mortality from COVID-19.
Keyphrases
- public health
- air pollution
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- cardiovascular events
- particulate matter
- healthcare
- lung function
- african american
- global health
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- emergency department
- heavy metals
- mental health
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- cardiovascular disease
- health information
- high resolution
- social media
- simultaneous determination