COVID-19 and air pollution:: A dangerous association?

• M. Urrutia-Pereira ^[1] ; C.A. Mello-da-Silva ^[2] ; D. Solé ^[3]
  1. [1] Universidade Federal do Pampa

     Universidade Federal do Pampa

     Brasil

     
  2. [2] Scientific Department on Toxicology and Environmental Health, Brazilian Society of Pediatrics, Brazil
  3. [3] Scientific Committee on Air Pollution, Latin American Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, Brazilian Society of Pediatrics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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• Localización: Allergologia et immunopathologia: International journal for clinical and investigate allergology and clinical immunology, ISSN-e 1578-1267, ISSN 0301-0546, Vol. 48, Nº. 5, 2020, págs. 496-499
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • In late 2019, a new infectious disease (COVID-19) was identified in Wuhan, China, which has now turned into a global pandemic. Countries around the world have implemented some type of blockade to lessen their infection and mitigate it. The blockade due to COVID-19 has drastic effects on the social and economic fronts. However, recent data released by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), European Space Agency (ESA), Copernicus Sentinel-5P Tropomi Instrument and Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) indicate that the pollution in some of the epicenters of COVID-19, such as Wuhan, Italy, Spain, USA, and Brazil, reduced by up to 30%. This study compiled the environmental data released by these centers and discussed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on environmental pollution.