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Can particulate matter be identified as the primary cause of the rapid spread of CoViD-19 in some areas of Northern Italy?
- Source :
- Environmental Science and Pollution Research International
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2021.
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Abstract
- Graphical abstract Northern Italy was the most affected by CoViD-19 compared to other Italian areas and comprises zones where air pollutants concentration was higher than in the rest of Italy. The aim of the research is to determine if particulate matter (PM) has been the primary cause of the high CoViD-19 spread rapidity in some areas of Northern Italy. Data of PM for all the 41 studied cities were collected from the local environmental protection agencies. To compare air quality data with epidemiological data, a statistical analysis was conducted identifying the correlation matrices of Pearson and Spearman, considering also the possible incubation period of the disease. Moreover, a model for the evaluation of the epidemic risk, already proposed in literature, was used to evaluate a possible influence of PM on CoViD-19 spread rapidity. The results exclude that PM alone was the primary cause of the high CoVid-19 spread rapidity in some areas of Northern Italy. Further developments are necessary for a better comprehension of the influence of atmospheric pollution parameters on the rapidity of spread of the virus SARS-CoV-2, since a synergistic action with other factors (such as meteorological, socio-economic and cultural factors) could not be excluded by the present study. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11356-021-12735-x.
- Subjects :
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
PM
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Epidemic
Atmospheric pollution
PM2.5
010501 environmental sciences
Doubling time
01 natural sciences
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
PM10
Air pollutants
Environmental health
Environmental Chemistry
Statistical analysis
030212 general & internal medicine
Air quality index
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
SARS-CoV-2
General Medicine
Particulates
Pollution
Northern italy
Coronavirus
Geography
2.5
10
Research Article
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16147499 and 09441344
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Environmental Science and Pollution Research International
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....16c4b32bc8f171d7dddd75d63f674809