Air pollution in Poland: a 2022 narrative review with focus on respiratory diseases

W Nazar, M Niedoszytko - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2022 - mdpi.com
According to the World Bank Group, 36 of the 50 most polluted cities in the European Union
are in Poland. Thus, ambient air pollution and its detrimental health effects are a matter of …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of the urban exposome on COVID-19 health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

L Houweling, AH Maitland-Van der Zee… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The global severity of SARS-CoV-2 illness has been associated with various
urban characteristics, including exposure to ambient air pollutants. This systematic review …

[HTML][HTML] The association of airborne particulate matter and benzo [a] pyrene with the clinical course of COVID-19 in patients hospitalized in Poland

P Rzymski, B Poniedziałek, J Rosińska… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Air pollution can adversely affect the immune response and increase the severity of the viral
disease. The present study aimed to explore the relationship between symptomatology …

Temporal Evolution of PM2.5 Levels and COVID-19 Mortality in Europe for the 2020–2022 Period

JB Renard, J Surcin, I Annesi-Maesano, E Poincelet - Atmosphere, 2023 - mdpi.com
Air pollution has a strong impact on human health, from respiratory and severe pulmonary
diseases to heart attack and cancer. During the 3 years of the COVID-19 pandemic, several …

COVID-19-related adolescent mortality and morbidity in nineteen European countries

J Cortés, PMV Aguiar, P Ferrinho - European Journal of Pediatrics, 2023 - Springer
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, adolescents in most countries experienced a syndemic of
malnutrition, obesity, deprivation, mental health problems, inequalities, and the effects of …

Decentralisation, unfunded mandates and the regional response to the COVID-19 pandemic

A Rodríguez-Pose, M Vidal-Bover - Regional Studies, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The COVID-19 pandemic sparked a surge in the number and scope of governmental
interventions in both centralised and decentralised states. While decentralisation theories …

Impact of Ambient Air Pollution Exposure on Long COVID-19 Symptoms: A Cohort Study within the Saudi Arabian Population

SAK Saleh, HM Adly - Infectious Disease Reports, 2023 - mdpi.com
Evidence suggests that air pollution, specifically the particulate matters PM2. 5 and PM10,
plays a key role in exacerbating the risk of prolonged symptoms following COVID-19 …

Impact of Different Air Pollutants (PM10, PM2.5, NO2, and Bacterial Aerosols) on COVID-19 Cases in Gliwice, Southern Poland

E Brągoszewska, A Mainka - International Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Many studies have shown that air pollution may be closely associated with increased
morbidity and mortality due to COVID-19. It has been observed that exposure to air pollution …

An Insight on Microfluidic Organ-on-a-Chip Models for PM2.5-Induced Pulmonary Complications

D Shah, B Dave, MR Chorawala, BG Prajapati… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Pulmonary diseases like asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, lung fibrosis, and
lung cancer pose a significant burden to global human health. Many of these complications …

Viral respiratory infections and air pollution: A review focused on research in Poland

B Poniedziałek, P Rzymski, D Zarębska-Michaluk… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced an interest in the relationship between air pollution
and respiratory viral infections, indicating that their burden can be increased under poor air …