Air pollution reduction and mortality benefit during the COVID-19 outbreak in China

Lancet Planet Health. 2020 Jun;4(6):e210-e212. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(20)30107-8. Epub 2020 May 13.

Authors

Kai Chen¹, Meng Wang², Conghong Huang², Patrick L Kinney³, Paul T Anastas⁴

Affiliations

¹ Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. Electronic address: kai.chen@yale.edu.
² University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions, Buffalo, NY, USA.
³ Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
⁴ Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT 06520, USA; Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, New Haven, CT, USA.

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MeSH terms

Air Pollutants / analysis
Air Pollution / analysis
Air Pollution / prevention & control*
Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
China / epidemiology
Cities
Coronavirus Infections / mortality*
Humans
Nitrogen Dioxide / analysis
Pandemics
Particulate Matter / analysis
Pneumonia, Viral / mortality*
SARS-CoV-2
Traffic-Related Pollution / analysis
Traffic-Related Pollution / prevention & control*

Substances

Air Pollutants
Particulate Matter
Nitrogen Dioxide