A summary of analyses, resources, funding opportunities, call for papers & more
1. Publications (peer-reviewed)
- Regional air pollution persistence links to COVID-19 infection zoning
- COVID-19 as a factor influencing air pollution?
- Biomass use and COVID-19: A novel concern
- Prevalence of comorbidities and its effects in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Italy
- Can atmospheric pollution be considered a co-factor in extremely high level of SARS-CoV-2 lethality in Northern Italy?
- Assessing nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels as a contributing factor to coronavirus (COVID-19) fatality
China
- Association between short-term exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 infection: Evidence from China
- Aerodynamic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in two Wuhan hospitals
- NOx Emission Reduction and Recovery during COVID-19 in East China
- Severe air pollution events not avoided by reduced anthropogenic activities during COVID-19 outbreak
Spain
India
- Effect of restricted emissions during COVID-19 on air quality in India
- Effect of lockdown amid COVID-19 pandemic on air quality of the megacity Delhi, India
Iran
Brazil
- COVID-19 pandemic: Impacts on the air quality during the partial lockdown in São Paulo state, Brazil
- The impact of COVID-19 partial lockdown on the air quality of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Editorials/Comments
- Does Air Pollution Influence COVID-19 Outbreaks?
- Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2: The world should face the reality
- COVID-19 and the Air We Breathe
- The COVID-19 pandemic: a moment for exposure science
- The coronavirus pandemic and aerosols: Does COVID-19 transmit via expiratory particles?
- Protecting healthcare workers from inhaled SARS-CoV-2 virus
2. Publications (pre-print)
Global
- Lockdown caused by COVID-19 pandemic reduces air pollution in cities worldwide
- COVID-19 lockdowns cause global air pollution declines with implications for public health risk
- Good in The Worst: COVID-19 Restrictions and Ease in Global Air Pollution
- Two mechanisms for accelerated diffusion of COVID-19 outbreaks in regions with high intensity of population and polluting industrialization: the air pollution-to-human and human-to-human transmission dynamics
USA
- Exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 mortality in the United States: A nationwide cross-sectional study (NYT article)
China
- Risk of COVID-19 is associated with long-term exposure to air pollution
- COVID-19, City Lockdowns, and Air Pollution: Evidence from China
- Air Pollution Reduction and Mortality Benefit during the COVID-19 Outbreak in China
Italy
- The Potential role of Particulate Matter in the Spreading of COVID-19 in Northern Italy: First Evidence-based Research Hypotheses
- SARS-Cov-2 RNA Found on Particulate Matter of Bergamo in Northern Italy: First Preliminary Evidence
- Relazione circa l’effetto dell’inquinamento da particolato atmosferico e la diffusione di virus nella popolazione (Italian)
UK
- Links between air pollution and COVID-19 in England
- A vulnerability-based approach to human-mobility reduction for countering COVID-19 transmission in London while considering local air quality
The Netherlands
3. Other analyses
Blogs/Analyses on air quality
- Coronavirus: lockdown’s effect on air pollution provides rare glimpse of low-carbon future
- NASA Satellite Data Show 30 Percent Drop In Air Pollution Over Northeast U.S.
- COVID-19 Impact On Air Quality In 10 Major Cities
- COVID-19 lockdown measures and air quality
- NASA– visuals comparing 2020 NO2 levels to the 2015-2019 average
Blogs/Analysis on air pollution and health
- Are the Reductions in Air Pollution Triggered by the COVID-19 Epidemic Having Health Effects?
- Inquinamento atmosferico e COVID-19 (Position paper of the Italian Network on Environment and Health, Italian)
- Coronavirus drifts through the air in microscopic droplets – here’s the science of infectious aerosols
- The link between air pollution and COVID-19 deaths
- Air pollution and damages to immunity
- Air pollution caused conditions: the risk of co-morbidities
- Wildfire smoke worsens coronavirus risk, putting firefighters in extra danger (blog)
- Response to DEFRA Request for Evidence and Analysis: Estimation of changes in air pollution emissions, concentrations and exposure during the COVID-19 outbreak in the UK
- Why pollution is plummeting in some cities — but not others
- Do air pollution levels influence COVID-19 mortality risk?
- COVID-19 reduces economic activity, which reduces pollution, which saves lives
- The global economy depends on clean air
- Pandemic Threatens Access to Clean Cooking Energy, Potentially Worsening Air Pollution and COVID-19’s Impact: Clean Cooking Alliance
East Asia
- Airborne Nitrogen Dioxide Plummets Over China
- Analysis: Coronavirus temporarily reduced China’s CO2 emissions by a quarter
- Emissions in Wuhan
- Air pollution returns to China (!)
Europe
- European Air Quality information in support of the COVID-19 crisis
- Coronavirus: nitrogen dioxide emissions drop over Italy
- NO2 Concentrations during the Lockdown in Munich
- Air pollution remains low as Europeans stay at home
South Asia
- Impact of lockdown (25th March to 15th April) on air quality
- Air Quality before and after national lockdown during Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak across Pakistan
- Air pollution drops in India following lockdown
Commentaries on non-peer-reviewed publications on COVID-19
- A Skeptic’s Guide to Ecologic Studies during a Pandemic
- Inquinamento e Covid: due vaghi indizi non fanno una prova (Italian)
- Pollution and Covid. Two vague clues don’t make an evidence (English version)
- Air pollution, COVID-19 and death: The perils of bypassing peer review
If you are planning to use satellite data, please read this:
- Flawed estimates of the effects of lockdown measures on air quality derived from satellite observations
- 4 Caveats With Those NASA Pollution Images After Coronavirus Lockdown
4. Funding Opportunities
- NIEHS Support for Understanding the Impact of Environmental Exposures on Coronavirus Disease 2019
- DEFRA
5. Call for Papers
- Environmental Research – COVID-19 and ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH: a new virus, a new planet
- IJERPH – Air Pollution & COVID-19 Outbreak
- ES&T – Special Issue Call for Papers: Environmental Transmission and Control of COVID-19
- Aerosol and Air Quality Research – COVID-19 Aerosol Drivers, Impacts and Mitigation
- Atmosphere- Special Issue on Air Quality in the UK will accept papers on COVID-19 and air quality
6. Media
- Air Pollution Could Make People More Vulnerable to Covid-19
- Are you more likely to die of covid-19 if you live in a polluted area?
- Is air pollution making the coronavirus pandemic even more deadly?
- Covid-19: what role might air pollution play? (Podcast)
- OPINION: COVID-19, air pollution and cooking: a deadly connection
- Pollution de l’air et Covid-19 : un mélange explosif pour la santé ? (French)
- ‘It’s positively alpine!’: Disbelief in big cities as air pollution falls
- Coronavirus Offers a Clear View of What Causes Air Pollution
- Lauri Myllyvirta – COVID19, energy, and emissions – Part 1 and Part 2
- A breath of fresh air: How air quality has improved during the coronavirus crisis
- The deadly mix of Covid-19, air pollution, and inequality, explained
- Manila gets its skyline back as air quality improves amid COVID-19 lockdown
- Coronavirus Has Slashed Global Air Pollution. This Interactive Map Shows How.
- The deadly link between COVID-19 and air pollution
- How air pollution exacerbates Covid-19
- Coronavirus detected on particles of air pollution
- These Cities Now Have Less Air Pollution During Virus Lockdowns
- Pollution made COVID-19 worse. Now, lockdowns are clearing the air.
- Q&A: A Harvard Expert on Environment and Health Discusses Possible Ties Between COVID and Climate (Interview)
- Pandemics and Pollution: A Conversation with Atmospheric Scientist Paul Wennberg (Interview)
- Air pollution falls by unprecedented levels in major global cities during coronavirus lockdowns
- Strong link between coronavirus count, bad air: Study
USA
- Despite telework, stay-at-home orders, not much change to air quality in DC area
- Vehicle Emissions Have Dropped (Duh), But The Effect On SoCal’s Air Is Complicated
- Massachusetts communities with dirty air are coronavirus hotspots
- Pittsburgh region is a hotspot for air pollution and COVID-19 deaths: Report
UK
India
- Data Analysis: How Has the Lockdown Changed the Pollution Over North India?
- The Coronavirus Offers a Radical New Vision for India’s Cities
- Is the Covid-19 Lockdown Really Decreasing Air Pollution In India?
- India coronavirus: Can the Covid-19 lockdown spark a clean air movement?
- Witnessing the future through the coronavirus lockdown
Europe
7. Resources
Factsheets
- Factsheet from CREA
- Factsheet from GAHP
- The truth about coronavirus, air pollution and our health (EDF blog)
Trackers
Vietnamese
English