Association Between Air Pollution, Climate Change, and COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review of the Recent Scientific Evidence

IF 0.6 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Safiye Ghobakhloo, M. Miranzadeh, Y. Ghaffari, Zahra Ghobakhloo, G. Mostafaii
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Background: Recent studies indicated the possible relationship between climate change, environmental pollution, and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study reviewed the effects of air pollution, climate parameters, and lockdown on the number of cases and deaths related to COVID-19. Methods: The present review was performed to determine the effects of weather and air pollution on the number of cases and deaths related to COVID-19 during the lockdown. Articles were collected by searching the existing online databases, such as PubMed, Science Direct, and Google Scholar, with no limitations on publication dates. Afterwards, this review focused on outdoor air pollution, including PM2.5, PM10, NO2, SO2, and O3, and weather conditions affecting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)/COVID-19. Results: Most reviewed investigations in the present study showed that exposure to air pollutants, particularly PM2.5 and NO2, is positively related to COVID-19 patients and mortality. Moreover, these studies showed that air pollution could be essential in transmitting COVID-19. Local meteorology plays a vital role in coronavirus spread and mortality. Temperature and humidity variables are negatively correlated with virus transmission. The evidence demonstrated that air pollution could lead to COVID-19 transmission. These results support decision-makers in curbing potential new outbreaks. Conclusions: Overall, in environmental perspective-based COVID-19 studies, efforts should be accelerated regarding effective policies for reducing human emissions, bringing about air pollution and weather change. Therefore, using clean and renewable energy sources will increase public health and environmental quality by improving global air quality.
空气污染、气候变化和COVID-19大流行之间的关系:近期科学证据综述
背景:最近的研究表明,气候变化、环境污染和2019冠状病毒病(新冠肺炎)大流行之间可能存在关系。这项研究回顾了空气污染、气候参数和封锁对新冠肺炎相关病例和死亡人数的影响。方法:本综述旨在确定封锁期间天气和空气污染对新冠肺炎相关病例和死亡人数的影响。文章是通过搜索现有的在线数据库收集的,如PubMed、Science Direct和Google Scholar,对发表日期没有限制。随后,本综述重点关注室外空气污染,包括PM2.5、PM10、NO2、SO2和O3,以及影响严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2(SARS-CoV-2)/新冠肺炎的天气条件。结果:本研究中的大多数回顾性调查表明,暴露于空气污染物,特别是PM2.5和NO2,与新冠肺炎患者和死亡率呈正相关。此外,这些研究表明,空气污染可能是传播新冠肺炎的关键。当地气象在冠状病毒的传播和死亡率方面发挥着至关重要的作用。温度和湿度变量与病毒传播呈负相关。证据表明,空气污染可能导致新冠肺炎传播。这些结果支持决策者遏制潜在的新疫情。结论:总体而言,在基于环境视角的新冠肺炎研究中,应加快制定有效政策,减少人类排放,造成空气污染和天气变化。因此,使用清洁和可再生能源将通过改善全球空气质量来提高公众健康和环境质量。
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