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Effects of air pollution on the potential transmission and mortality of COVID-19: A preliminary case-study in Tarragona Province (Catalonia, Spain)

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    Identificador: imarina:9002820
    Autors:
    Marquès MRovira JNadal MDomingo JL
    Resum:
    © 2020 Elsevier Inc. The number of studies published on COVID-19 in recent months is certainly impressive. However, there are still important gaps to know a great number of characteristics of this disease. Among these, some potential ways of transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 and the different reasons for the severity of the disease in different people. Various studies have suggested that certain air pollutants could be increasing the transmission of the coronavirus, as well as the risks of COVID-19 incidence and mortality. In the present preliminary case-study conducted in Tarragona Province (Catalonia, Spain), we studied the potential association of COVID-19 with PM10, NO2 and O3, as well as the differences in the incidence and lethality of this disease. This Province is divided into two “health regions”: Camp de Tarragona, with an important industrial complex, and Terres de l'Ebre, with a great agricultural component. In spite of the notable limitations of the current study, our preliminary findings indicate that the industrialized/urban areas of Tarragona Province show a higher incidence and mortality of COVID-19 than the agricultural/rural zones. These – and previous – results would highlight the importance of conducting specific investigations focused on directly assessing whether air pollutants such as particulate matter can act as carriers of the SARS-CoV-2. If confirmed, the recommendation on keeping the “social distance” (1.5–2 m) might need to be adapted to this situation.
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    Autor segons l'article: Marquès M; Rovira J; Nadal M; Domingo JL
    Departament: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
    Autor/s de la URV: Domingo Roig, José Luis / Marquès Bueno, Montserrat / Nadal Lomas, Martí / Rovira Solano, Joaquim
    Paraules clau: Transmission Tarragona province (catalonia spain) Lethality Covid-19 Air pollutants
    Resum: © 2020 Elsevier Inc. The number of studies published on COVID-19 in recent months is certainly impressive. However, there are still important gaps to know a great number of characteristics of this disease. Among these, some potential ways of transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 and the different reasons for the severity of the disease in different people. Various studies have suggested that certain air pollutants could be increasing the transmission of the coronavirus, as well as the risks of COVID-19 incidence and mortality. In the present preliminary case-study conducted in Tarragona Province (Catalonia, Spain), we studied the potential association of COVID-19 with PM10, NO2 and O3, as well as the differences in the incidence and lethality of this disease. This Province is divided into two “health regions”: Camp de Tarragona, with an important industrial complex, and Terres de l'Ebre, with a great agricultural component. In spite of the notable limitations of the current study, our preliminary findings indicate that the industrialized/urban areas of Tarragona Province show a higher incidence and mortality of COVID-19 than the agricultural/rural zones. These – and previous – results would highlight the importance of conducting specific investigations focused on directly assessing whether air pollutants such as particulate matter can act as carriers of the SARS-CoV-2. If confirmed, the recommendation on keeping the “social distance” (1.5–2 m) might need to be adapted to this situation.
    Àrees temàtiques: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Saúde coletiva Química Public, environmental & occupational health Public health, environmental and occupational health Psicología Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia Odontología Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Interdisciplinar Geociências General medicine General environmental science Farmacia Environmental sciences Environmental science (miscellaneous) Environmental science (all) Ensino Engenharias iii Engenharias ii Engenharias i Enfermagem Educação física Direito Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência de alimentos Biotecnología Biodiversidade Biochemistry Astronomia / física
    Accès a la llicència d'ús: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Adreça de correu electrònic de l'autor: marti.nadal@urv.cat montserrat.marques@urv.cat joaquim.rovira@urv.cat joseluis.domingo@urv.cat marti.nadal@urv.cat
    Identificador de l'autor: 0000-0002-0217-4827 0000-0001-6302-8578 0000-0003-4399-6138 0000-0001-6647-9470 0000-0002-0217-4827
    Data d'alta del registre: 2024-07-27
    Versió de l'article dipositat: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
    Enllaç font original: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935120312123?via%3Dihub
    URL Document de llicència: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Referència a l'article segons font original: Environmental Research. 192 (110315): 110315-
    Referència de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Marquès M; Rovira J; Nadal M; Domingo JL (2021). Effects of air pollution on the potential transmission and mortality of COVID-19: A preliminary case-study in Tarragona Province (Catalonia, Spain). Environmental Research, 192(110315), 110315-. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110315
    DOI de l'article: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110315
    Entitat: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Any de publicació de la revista: 2021
    Tipus de publicació: Journal Publications
  • Paraules clau:

    Biochemistry,Environmental Science (Miscellaneous),Environmental Sciences,Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
    Transmission
    Tarragona province (catalonia spain)
    Lethality
    Covid-19
    Air pollutants
    Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros
    Saúde coletiva
    Química
    Public, environmental & occupational health
    Public health, environmental and occupational health
    Psicología
    Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia
    Odontología
    Medicina iii
    Medicina ii
    Medicina i
    Materiais
    Interdisciplinar
    Geociências
    General medicine
    General environmental science
    Farmacia
    Environmental sciences
    Environmental science (miscellaneous)
    Environmental science (all)
    Ensino
    Engenharias iii
    Engenharias ii
    Engenharias i
    Enfermagem
    Educação física
    Direito
    Ciências biológicas iii
    Ciências biológicas ii
    Ciências biológicas i
    Ciências ambientais
    Ciências agrárias i
    Ciência de alimentos
    Biotecnología
    Biodiversidade
    Biochemistry
    Astronomia / física
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