Short-term and long-term health impacts of air pollution reductions from COVID-19 lockdowns in China and Europe: a modelling study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exposure to poor air quality leads to increased premature mortality from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Among the far-reaching implications of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a substantial improvement in air quality was observed worldwide after the lockdowns imposed by many countries. We aimed to assess the implications of different lockdown measures on air pollution levels in Europe and China, as well as the short-term and long-term health impact.

Methods

For this modelling study, observations of fine particulate matter (PM_2·5) concentrations from more than 2500 stations in Europe and China during 2016-20 were integrated with chemical transport model simulations to reconstruct PM_2·5 fields at high spatiotemporal resolution. The heal

SUBMITTER: Giani P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7508534 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature