Résumé
The COVID-19 pandemic is a severe respiratory disease caused by the emergence of a new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that very quickly spread in the human population. Fine particulate matter (PM) generated from combustion engines have been described as toxic to human health. Recent events stressed that high concentrations of PM of air pollution might favor the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Autumn approaches, air pollution will be accentuated because of weather condition. The risk of a second outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic is highly probable. Elucidating the role of PM of air pollution in the spread of the virus is thus urgent and crucial.
| langue originale | Anglais |
|---|---|
| Pages (de - à) | 977-980 |
| Nombre de pages | 4 |
| journal | Matter |
| Volume | 3 |
| Numéro de publication | 4 |
| Les DOIs | |
| Etat de la publication | Publié - 7 oct. 2020 |
Financement
The authors would like to thank the SPW Research and Wallonia government through a POC-VOC Detect, a FSO VOCALISE project and Beware Fellowships Academia program (RPUR) co-financed by the European Commission and Wallonia (research programs department - DGO6), Belgium for financial support. The authors also acknowledge Mr. Damien Coupeau and Ms. Mary Shammas for their precious help.
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