PM2.5 Pollution Strongly Predicted COVID-19 Incidence in Four High-Polluted Urbanized Italian Cities during the Pre-Lockdown and Lockdown Periods.

Ourania S Kotsiou Vaios S Kotsios Ioannis C LampropoulosThomas ZidrosSotirios G Zarogiannis Konstantinos I Gourgoulianis

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2021)

Italy serves as a noteworthy paradigm illustrating that PM2.5 pollution impacts COVID-19 spread. Even in lockdown, PM2.5 levels negatively impacted COVID-19 incidence.

Keyphrases

heavy metals
particulate matter
coronavirus disease
sars cov
air pollution
risk assessment
health risk assessment
risk factors
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
human health
water soluble