Document Type
Poster
Language
English
Date
Summer 2020
Keywords
COVID-19, air pollution, particulate matter, mortality rates
Description/Abstract
Growing research supports the significant effects of particulate matter on COVID-19. This air pollutant has been identified before as responsible for serious respiratory diseases. Studies on the differences in high and low polluted cities confirmed that COVID-19 not only correlates to the number of infections but also, increases of 1 ��g/m3 can cause a mortality rate to rise by 8% and the hospital admissions by 4.4%. However, laboratory studies are still needed to support these findings.
Disciplines
Environmental Public Health | Epidemiology | Virus Diseases
Funder(s)
Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State
Funding ID
S-ECAGD-20-CA-0009
Recommended Citation
Fica Conejeros, Aída, "Particulate matter pollution and its effect on COVID-19" (2020). International Programs. 48.
https://surface.syr.edu/eli/48
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Additional Information
This work has been created with support from the Institute of International Education (IIE)/Fulbright - English for Graduate Students Program.