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dc.contributor.authorVenter, Zander
dc.contributor.authorAunan, Kristin
dc.contributor.authorChowdhury, Sourangsu
dc.contributor.authorLelieveld, Jos
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-27T08:20:26Z
dc.date.available2021-05-27T08:20:26Z
dc.date.created2020-11-23T13:23:33Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationEnvironmental Research. 2020, 1-4.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0013-9351
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2756538
dc.description.abstractThe lockdown response to COVID-19 has resulted in an unprecedented reduction in global economic activity and associated air pollutant levels, especially from a decline in land transportation. We utilized a network of >10,000 air quality stations distributed over 34 countries during lockdown dates up until 15 May 2020 to obtain lockdown related anomalies for nitrogen dioxide, ozone and particulate matter smaller than 2.5 μm in diameter (PM2.5). Pollutant anomalies were related to short-term health outcomes using empirical exposure-response functions. We estimate that there were a net total of 49,900 (11,000 to 90,000; 95% confidence interval) excess deaths and 89,000 (64,700 to 107,000) pediatric asthma emergency room visits avoided during lockdowns. In China and India alone, the PM2.5-related avoided excess mortality was 19,600 (15,300 to 24,000) and 30,500 (5700 to 68,000), respectively. While the state of COVID-19 imposed lockdown is not sustainable, these findings illustrate the potential health benefits gained by reducing “business as usual” air pollutant emissions from economic activities primarily through finding alternative transportation solutions.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.subjectParticular matteren_US
dc.subjectPediatric asthmaen_US
dc.subjectPublic healthen_US
dc.subjectMortalityen_US
dc.subjectNitrogen dioxideen_US
dc.titleAir pollution declines during COVID-19 lockdowns mitigate the global health burdenen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holder© 2020 The Author(s).en_US
dc.source.pagenumber1-4en_US
dc.source.journalEnvironmental Researchen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.envres.2020.110403
dc.identifier.cristin1851058
dc.relation.projectEC/H2020/820655en_US
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