Potential link between compromised air quality and transmission of the novel corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) in affected areas

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2020.110001

	Potential link between compromised air quality and transmission of the novel corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) in affected areas
	Manoj, M. G.1; Sivan, C.1; Kumar, M. K. Satheesh 2; Valsaraj, K. T.3; Vijayan, Soumya K.4
	2020-11
发表期刊	ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
ISSN	0013-9351
EISSN	1096-0953
摘要	The emergence of a novel human corona virus disease (COVID-19) has been declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. One of the mechanisms of airborne transmission of the severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) amid humans is through direct ejection of droplets via sneezing, coughing and vocalizing. Nevertheless, there are ample evidences of the persistence of infectious viruses on inanimate surfaces for several hours to a few days. Through a critical review of the current literature and a preliminary analysis of the link between SARS-CoV-2 transmission and air pollution in the affected regions, we offer a perspective that polluted environment could enhance the transmission rate of such deadly viruses under moderate-to-high humidity conditions. The aqueous atmospheric aerosols offer a conducive surface for adsorption/absorption of organic molecules and viruses onto them, facilitating a pathway for higher rate of transmission under favourable environmental conditions. This mechanism partially explains the role of polluted air besides the exacerbation of chronic respiratory diseases in the rapid transmission of the virus amongst the public. Hence, it is stressed that more ambitious policies towards a cleaner environment are required globally to nip in the bud what could be the seeds of a fatal outbreak such as COVID-19.
关键词	Air pollution Corona virus Pandemic Adsorption Meteorological parameters
DOI	10.1016/j.envres.2020.110001
WOS关键词	INACTIVATION ; SURFACES ; ADSORPTION ; WATER ; RADIATION ; SURVIVAL ; ROUTES ; OZONE
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences ; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
出版者	ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
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文献类型	期刊论文
专题	新冠肺炎循证社会科学证据集成
作者单位	1.Cochin Univ Sci & Technol; 2.Manipal Acad Higher Educ; 3.Louisiana State Univ; 4.Coll Pharmaceut Sci
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Manoj, M. G.,Sivan, C.,Kumar, M. K. Satheesh,et al. Potential link between compromised air quality and transmission of the novel corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) in affected areas[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH,2020.
APA	Manoj, M. G.,Sivan, C.,Kumar, M. K. Satheesh,Valsaraj, K. T.,&Vijayan, Soumya K..(2020).Potential link between compromised air quality and transmission of the novel corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) in affected areas.ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH.
MLA	Manoj, M. G.,et al."Potential link between compromised air quality and transmission of the novel corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) in affected areas".ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH (2020).