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Airborne magnetic nanoparticles may contribute to COVID-19 outbreak: Relationships in Greece and Iran.

Authors :
Martinez-Boubeta C
Simeonidis K
Source :
Environmental research [Environ Res] 2022 Mar; Vol. 204 (Pt B), pp. 112054. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 20.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

This work attempts to shed light on whether the COVID-19 pandemic rides on airborne pollution. In particular, a two-city study provides evidence that PM <subscript>2.5</subscript> contributes to the timing and severity of the epidemic, without adjustment for confounders. The publicly available data of deaths between March and October 2020, updated it on May 30, 2021, and the average seasonal concentrations of PM <subscript>2.5</subscript> pollution over the previous years in Thessaloniki, the second-largest city of Greece, were investigated. It was found that changes in coronavirus-related deaths follow changes in air pollution and that the correlation between the two data sets is maximized at the lag time of one month. Similar data from Tehran were gathered for comparison. The results of this study underscore that it is possible, if not likely, that pollution nanoparticles are related to COVID-19 fatalities (Granger causality, p < 0.05), contributing to the understanding of the environmental impact on pandemics.<br /> (Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1096-0953
Volume :
204
Issue :
Pt B
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Environmental research
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
34547249
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.112054