International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
17(11), P. 4047 - 4047
Published: June 5, 2020
The
outbreak
of
coronavirus
disease
2019
(COVID-19),
caused
by
the
virus
SARS-CoV-2,
has
been
rapidly
increasing
in
United
States.
Boroughs
New
York
City,
including
Queens
county,
turn
out
to
be
epicenters
this
infection.
According
data
provided
State
Department
Health,
most
cases
new
COVID-19
infections
City
have
found
county
where
42,023
people
tested
positive,
and
3221
died
as
20
April
2020.
Person-to-person
transmission
travels
were
implicated
initial
spread
outbreaks,
but
factors
related
late
phase
spreading
outbreaks
March
are
still
uncertain.
A
few
previous
studies
explored
links
between
air
pollution
infections,
more
is
needed
understand
effects
short-term
exposures
pollutants
meteorological
on
particularly
U.S.
epicenters.
In
study,
we
focused
ozone
PM2.5,
two
major
which
previously
associated
with
respiratory
viral
infections.
aim
our
regression
modeling
was
explore
associations
among
ozone,
daily
variables
(wind
speed,
temperature,
relative
humidity,
absolute
cloud
percentages,
precipitation
levels),
confirmed
deaths
during
results
from
these
analyses
showed
that
average
maximum
eight-hour
concentration,
percentages
significantly
positively
COVID-19;
none
significant
COVID-19.
findings
indicate
other
can
influence
initiation
disease,
aggravation
mortality
depend
factors.
The Science of The Total Environment,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
745, P. 141022 - 141022
Published: July 17, 2020
The
current
Coronavirus
infection
(COVID-19)
outbreak
has
had
a
substantial
impact
on
many
aspects
of
general
life.
Although
number
studies
have
been
published
the
topic
already,
there
not
critical
review
impacts
COVID-19
by
and
environmental
factors.
study
fills
this
gap
presenting
analysis
57
nexus
between
environment,
in
nine
journals
up
to
May
2020.
Majority
our
sample
are
Science
Total
Environment
(74%),
used
mostly
descriptive
statistics
regression
as
research
methods.
We
identified
four
underlying
clusters
based
systematic
content
studies.
are:
(1)
degradation,
(2)
air
pollution,
(3)
climate/metrological
factors
(4)
temperature.
Besides
each
cluster,
we
propose
questions
guide
future
relationship
environment.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
17(11), P. 4140 - 4140
Published: June 10, 2020
Various
environmental
factors
influence
the
outbreak
and
spread
of
epidemic
or
even
pandemic
events
which,
in
turn,
may
cause
feedbacks
on
environment.
The
novel
coronavirus
disease
(COVID-19)
was
declared
a
13
March
2020
its
rapid
onset,
spatial
extent
complex
consequences
make
it
once-in-a-century
global
disaster.
Most
countries
responded
by
social
distancing
measures
severely
diminished
economic
other
activities.
Consequently,
end
April
2020,
COVID-19
has
led
to
numerous
impacts,
both
positive
such
as
enhanced
air
water
quality
urban
areas,
negative,
shoreline
pollution
due
disposal
sanitary
consumables.
This
study
presents
an
early
overview
observed
potential
impacts
We
argue
that
effects
are
determined
mainly
anthropogenic
which
becoming
obvious
human
activity
diminishes
across
planet,
cities
public
health
will
be
continued
coming
years.
The Science of The Total Environment,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
740, P. 140005 - 140005
Published: June 5, 2020
This
paper
investigates
the
correlation
between
high
level
of
coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2
infection
accelerated
transmission
and
lethality,
surface
air
pollution
in
Milan
metropolitan
area,
Lombardy
region
Italy.
For
January-April
2020
period,
time
series
daily
average
inhalable
gaseous
pollutants
ozone
(O3)
nitrogen
dioxide
(NO2),
together
climate
variables
(air
temperature,
relative
humidity,
wind
speed,
precipitation
rate,
atmospheric
pressure
field
Planetary
Boundary
Layer)
were
analyzed.
In
spite
being
considered
primarily
transmitted
by
indoor
bioaerosols
droplets
infected
surfaces
or
direct
human-to-human
personal
contacts,
it
seems
that
levels
urban
pollution,
conditions
have
a
significant
impact
on
diffusion.
Exhibited
positive
correlations
ambient
negative
NO2
with
increased
rates
COVID-19
infections
(Total
number,
Daily
New
Total
Deaths
cases),
can
be
attributed
to
airborne
distribution.
The
results
show
averaged
O3
temperature
inversely
humidity
rates.
Viral
genome
contains
distinctive
features,
including
unique
N-terminal
fragment
within
spike
protein,
which
allows
attachment
pollutants.
At
this
moment
is
not
clear
if
through
diffusion,
presence
outdoor
aerosols,
protein
"spike"
new
involved
infectious
agent
from
reservoir
susceptible
host
during
highest
nosocomial
outbreak
some
agglomerated
industrialized
areas
like
is.
Also,
collected
data
for
cold
season
(winter-early
spring)
when
usually
lower
values
than
summer,
findings
study
support
possibility
as
acts
virus
incubator.
Being
novel
pandemic
version,
might
ongoing
summer
associated
higher
temperatures,
low
levels.
Environmental Research,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
191, P. 110101 - 110101
Published: Aug. 22, 2020
The
global
confirmed
cases
of
COVID-19
have
surpassed
7
million
with
over
400,000
deaths
reported.
However,
20
out
187
countries
and
territories
2
alone,
a
situation
which
calls
for
critical
assessment.
social
distancing
preventive
measures
instituted
across
link
spread
containment
whereas
is
associated
meteorological
factors.
Here,
we
examine
the
effect
factors
on
health
outcomes.
We
develop
conceptual
tools
dew/frost
point,
temperature,
disaggregate
wind
speed,
relative
humidity,
precipitation
surface
pressure
against
cases,
recovery
cases.
Using
novel
panel
estimation
techniques,
our
results
find
strong
evidence
causation
between
report
that
high
temperature
humidity
reduce
viability,
stability,
survival
transmission
low
prolong
activation
infectivity
virus.
Our
study
demonstrates
importance
applying
to
mitigate
pandemic.
