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  • Various regions of California have experienced a large number of wildfires this year, at the same time the state has been experiencing a large number of cases of and deaths from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The present study aimed to investigate the relationship of wildfire allied pollutants, including particulate matter (PM-2.5μm), carbon monoxide (CO), and Ozone (O3) with the dynamics of new daily cases and deaths due to SARS-COV 2 infection in 10 counties, which were affected by wildfire in California. The data on COVID-19 pertaining to daily new cases and deaths was recorded from Worldometer Web. The daily PM-2.5μm, CO, and O3 concentrations were recorded from three metrological websites: BAAQMD- Air Quality Data; California Air Quality Index-AQI; and Environmental Protection Agency- EPA. The data recorded from the date of the appearance of first case of (SARS-CoV-2) in California region to the onset of wildfire, and from the onset of wildfire to September 22, 2020. After the wildfire, the PM2.5 concentration increased by 220.71%; O3 by 19.56%; and the CO concentration increased by 151.05%. After the wildfire, the numbers of cases and deaths due to COVID-19 both increased respectively by 56.9% and 148.2%. The California wildfire caused an increase in ambient concentrations of toxic pollutants which were temporally associated with an increase in the incidence and mortality of COVID-19.
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?:doi
  • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143948
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?:journal
  • Sci_Total_Environ
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  • els-covid
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  • document_parses/pdf_json/d761bb0885d34c7ec7f33b00057c3ac44370b53e.json
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  • 33321340.0
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  • Elsevier; Medline; PMC
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  • Effect of Environmental Pollutants PM-2.5, Carbon Monoxide, and Ozone on the Incidence and Mortality of SARS-COV-2 Infection in Wildfire Affected Ten Counties in California
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  • 2020-11-25

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