The impact of air pollution on COVID-19 incidence, severity, and mortality: A systematic review of studies in Europe and North America.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Air pollution is speculated to increase the risks of COVID-19 spread, severity, and mortality.

Objectives

We systematically reviewed studies investigating the relationship between air pollution and COVID-19 cases, non-fatal severity, and mortality in North America and Europe.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus for studies investigating the effects of harmful pollutants, including particulate matter with diameter ≤2.5 or 10 μm (PM_2.5 or PM₁₀), ozone (O₃), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), sulfur dioxide (SO₂) and carbon monoxide (CO), on COVID-19 cases, severity, and deaths in Europe and North America through to June 19, 2021. Articles were included if they quantitatively measured the relations

SUBMITTER: Hernandez Carballo I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9420033 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature