Author, as appears in the article.: Marquès M; Rovira J; Nadal M; Domingo JL
Department: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
URV's Author/s: Domingo Roig, José Luis / Marquès Bueno, Montserrat / Nadal Lomas, Martí / Rovira Solano, Joaquim
Keywords: Transmission Tarragona province (catalonia spain) Lethality Covid-19 Air pollutants
Abstract: © 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.
Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Saúde coletiva Química Public, environmental & 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
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: joaquim.rovira@urv.cat montserrat.marques@urv.cat marti.nadal@urv.cat marti.nadal@urv.cat joseluis.domingo@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0003-4399-6138 0000-0001-6302-8578 0000-0002-0217-4827 0000-0002-0217-4827 0000-0001-6647-9470
Record's date: 2023-02-23
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935120312123?via%3Dihub
Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Environmental Research. 192 (110315): 110315-
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
Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110315
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2021
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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