Air pollution and Covid-19: experience from India

Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2021 Apr;25(8):3375-3376. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_202104_25749.

Abstract

Since the onset of the pandemic caused by Covid-19, air pollution has been repeatedly implicated for a possible role in determining the magnitude of the outbreak. The present paper aims to find out whether such an association exists between air pollution and Covid-19. For examining such a relationship in India, data on air quality parameters (SO2, NO2, PM2.5, and PM10) and Covid-19 from 30 states were considered. The extent of air pollution was seen to influence the pandemic only in certain locations. Future research may consider it as a potential area for quantifying the threshold. The mitigation of the pandemic should incorporate a particular focus on air pollution.

MeSH terms

  • Air Pollutants*
  • Air Pollution / statistics & numerical data*
  • COVID-19 / epidemiology*
  • Humans
  • India / epidemiology
  • Nitrogen Dioxide
  • Particulate Matter*
  • Risk Factors
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Sulfur Dioxide

Substances

  • Air Pollutants
  • Particulate Matter
  • Sulfur Dioxide
  • Nitrogen Dioxide