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DOI	10.1016/j.gr.2022.04.016
	Wildfire-induced pollution and its short-term impact on COVID-19 cases and mortality in California
	Naqvi, Hasan Raja; Mutreja, Guneet; Shakeel, Adnan; Singh, Karan; Abbas, Kumail; Naqvi, Darakhsha Fatma; Chaudhary, Anis Ahmad; Siddiqui, Masood Ahsan; Gautam, Alok Sagar; Gautam, Sneha; Naqvi, Afsar Raza
发表日期	2023
ISSN	1342-937X
EISSN	1878-0571
起始页码	30
结束页码	39
卷号	114
英文摘要	Globally, wildfires have seen remarkable increase in duration and size and have become a health hazard. In addition to vegetation and habitat destruction, rapid release of smoke, dust and gaseous pollutants in the atmosphere contributes to its short and long-term detrimental effects. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has emerged as a public health concern worldwide that primarily target lungs and respiratory tract, akin to air pollutants. Studies from our lab and others have demonstrated association between air pollution and COVID-19 infection and mortality rates. However, current knowledge on the impact of wildfire-mediated sudden outburst of air pollutants on COVID-19 is limited. In this study, we examined the association of air pollutants and COVID-19 during wildfires burned during August-October 2020 in California, United States. We observed an increase in the tropospheric pollutants including aerosols (particulate matter [PM]), carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) by approximately 150%, 100% and 20%, respectively, in 2020 compared to the 2019. Except ozone (O3), similar proportion of increment was noticed during the peak wildfire period (August 16 - September 15, 2020) in the ground PM2.5, CO, and NO2 levels at Fresno, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego and San Francisco, cities with largest active wildfire area. We identified three different spikes in the concentrations of PM2.5, and CO for the cities examined clearly suggesting wildfire-induced surge in air pollution. Fresno and Sacramento showed increment in the ground PM2.5, CO and NO2 levels, while San Diego recorded highest change rate in NO2 levels. Interestingly, we observed a similar pattern of higher COVID-19 cases and mortalities in the cities with adverse air pollution caused by wildfires. These findings provide a logical rationale to strategize public health policies for future impact of COVID-19 on humans residing in geographic locations susceptible to sudden increase in local air pollution. (c) 2022 International Association for Gondwana Research. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
英文关键词	Wildfires; Air quality; Respiratory diseases; COVID-19 pandemic; California
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
WOS类目	Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
WOS记录号	WOS:000926456100001
来源期刊	GONDWANA RESEARCH
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/281581
作者单位	Jamia Millia Islamia; Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University; Meerut Institute of Engineering & Technology; Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU); Karunya Institute of Technology & Sciences; University of Illinois System; University of Illinois Chicago; University of Illinois Chicago Hospital
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Naqvi, Hasan Raja,Mutreja, Guneet,Shakeel, Adnan,et al. Wildfire-induced pollution and its short-term impact on COVID-19 cases and mortality in California[J],2023,114.
APA	Naqvi, Hasan Raja.,Mutreja, Guneet.,Shakeel, Adnan.,Singh, Karan.,Abbas, Kumail.,...&Naqvi, Afsar Raza.(2023).Wildfire-induced pollution and its short-term impact on COVID-19 cases and mortality in California.GONDWANA RESEARCH,114.
MLA	Naqvi, Hasan Raja,et al."Wildfire-induced pollution and its short-term impact on COVID-19 cases and mortality in California".GONDWANA RESEARCH 114(2023).