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Air pollution and COVID-19: what can we learn from this pandemic?

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • start year

    -99

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $99,892.26

  • Funder

    BBVA Foundation (Spain)

  • Principal Investigator

    Ignacio Fernández Olmo

  • Research Location

    Spain

  • Lead Research Institution

    University of Cantabria

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    N/A

  • Research Subcategory

    N/A

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Unspecified

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

In the first place, it tries to know to what extent the levels of the main atmospheric pollutants have changed at the regional and national level as a consequence of the drastic reduction in traffic and a partial decrease in industrial activity, caused by the restrictions derived from the implementation. of the state of alarm in Spain. Second, it tries to find associations between exposure to certain atmospheric pollutants, especially those that affect respiratory and cardiovascular function such as particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), and the spread of the virus, as well as with its severity (ICU admissions and mortality rates). Finally, it tries to investigate the possible role that the PM present in ambient air can play as a vector of transmission of SARS-CoV-2.