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Air quality and COVID-19 adverse outcomes: Divergent views and experimental findings.
Becchetti, Leonardo; Beccari, Gabriele; Conzo, Gianluigi; Conzo, Pierluigi; De Santis, Davide; Salustri, Francesco.
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  • Becchetti L; University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: becchetti@economia.uniroma2.it.
  • Beccari G; University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
  • Conzo G; University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
  • Conzo P; University of Turin, Turin, Italy; Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin, Italy.
  • De Santis D; University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
  • Salustri F; University College London, UK.
Environ Res ; 193: 110556, 2021 Feb.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33278470
BACKGROUND: The questioned link between air pollution and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreading or related mortality represents a hot topic that has immediately been regarded in the light of divergent views. A first "school of thought" advocates that what matters are only standard epidemiological variables (i.e. frequency of interactions in proportion of the viral charge). A second school of thought argues that co-factors such as quality of air play an important role too. METHODS: We analyzed available literature concerning the link between air quality, as measured by different pollutants and a number of COVID-19 outcomes, such as number of positive cases, deaths, and excess mortality rates. We reviewed several studies conducted worldwide and discussing many different methodological approaches aimed at investigating causality associations. RESULTS: Our paper reviewed the most recent empirical researches documenting the existence of a huge evidence produced worldwide concerning the role played by air pollution on health in general and on COVID-19 outcomes in particular. These results support both research hypotheses, i.e. long-term exposure effects and short-term consequences (including the hypothesis of particulate matter acting as viral "carrier") according to the two schools of thought, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The link between air pollution and COVID-19 outcomes is strong and robust as resulting from many different research methodologies. Policy implications should be drawn from a "rational" assessment of these findings as "not taking any action" represents an action itself.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Contaminantes Atmosféricos / Contaminación del Aire / COVID-19 Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Environ Res Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Contaminantes Atmosféricos / Contaminación del Aire / COVID-19 Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Environ Res Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos