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Shuang Xiao, Hongchao Qi, Michael P. Ward, Wenge Wang, Jun Zhang, Yue Chen, Robert Bergquist, Wei Tu, Runye Shi, Jie Hong, Qing Su, Zheng Zhao, Jianbo Ba, Ying Qin, Zhijie Zhang
Summary: Meteorological factors have limited impact on COVID-19 transmission in China, but there are regional differences, with relative humidity showing a negative association with incidence in Central China. Older population may be more sensitive to weather conditions, but there is no apparent difference between sexes. Linear relationships exist between meteorological variables and COVID-19 incidence.
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Environmental Sciences
Jason Sam Leo Lorenzo, Wilson Wai San Tam, Wei Jie Seow
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Shihua Fu, Bo Wang, Ji Zhou, Xiaocheng Xu, Jiangtao Liu, Yueling Ma, Lanyu Li, Xiaotao He, Sheng Li, Jingping Niu, Bin Luo, Kai Zhang
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Caichun Yin, Wenwu Zhao, Paulo Pereira
Summary: The meteorological conditions, including temperature, humidity, and wind speed, have a significant impact on the transmission of COVID-19 in Brazil. Cold, dry, and windless conditions aggravate the spread of the virus, with humidity and temperature playing dominant roles in the process. The effects of meteorological conditions on COVID-19 transmission exhibit seasonal fluctuations and cluster in specific regions of Brazil.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Cui Guo, Yacong Bo, Changqing Lin, Hao Bi Li, Yiqian Zeng, Yumiao Zhang, Shakhaoat Hossain, Jimmy W. M. Chan, David W. Yeung, Kin-On Kwok, Samuel Y. S. Wong, Alexis K. H. Lau, Xiang Qian Lao
Summary: The study found that COVID-19 incidence is significantly associated with temperature, with higher temperatures leading to lower incidence rates. Relative humidity and wind speed have a weaker impact on incidence. The research suggests that the spread of COVID-19 may slow down in summer but increase in winter.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
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Summary: The study revealed a significant relationship between meteorological factors and COVID-19 cases, including minimum and mean temperature, wind speed, relative humidity, and absolute humidity. However, there was no direct association between contact transmission and the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Olivier Damette, Clement Mathonnat, Stephane Goutte
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Environmental Sciences
Ambreen Khursheed, Faisal Mustafa, Ayesha Akhtar
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Mansi Jain, Gagan Deep Sharma, Meenu Goyal, Robin Kaushal, Monica Sethi
Summary: The study reveals a significant correlation between COVID-19 cases, deaths, meteorological factors, and air pollutant PM2.5, with high temperature and humidity increasing virus transmission. Meteorological factors and PM2.5 have significant effects on the number of COVID-19 confirmed and death cases in the six South Asian countries studied.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
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Economics
Yongling Li, Jiaoe Wang, Jie Huang, Zhuo Chen
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Andrew Jensen, Zhiqiang Liu, Wen Tan, Barbara Dix, Tianshu Chen, Abigail Koss, Liang Zhu, Li Li, Joost de Gouw
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GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Tianzhen Ju, Tunyang Geng, Bingnan Li, Bin An, Ruirui Huang, Jiachen Fan, Zhuohong Liang, Jiale Duan
Summary: The study found that the tropospheric and ground NO2 concentrations in Wuhan decreased by 11.04 to 53.36% and 21.96 to 65.04% respectively during the COVID-19 lockdown period, with meteorological factors playing a significant role.
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Environmental Sciences
Pradeep Khatri, Tadahiro Hayasaka
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AEROSOL AND AIR QUALITY RESEARCH
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Environmental Sciences
Mrunmayee Manjari Sahoo
Summary: This study found significant positive correlations between air pollutants (such as PM2.5, PM10, NO2) and daily COVID-19 infected cases, as well as associations between meteorological factors (such as temperature and diurnal temperature range) and COVID-19 infected cases. However, sulfur dioxide and relative humidity showed negative associations with COVID-19 infected cases.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Toxicology
Zhangjian Chen, Di Zhou, Yun Wang, Lin Zhao, Guiping Hu, Jiaxing Liu, Huimin Feng, Changmao Long, Tenglong Yan, Shupei Zhou, Guang Jia
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Entomology
Lian-Feng Li, Ran Wei, Hong-Bo Liu, Bao-Gui Jiang, Xiao-Ming Cui, Wei Wei, Ting-Ting Yuan, Qian Wang, Lin Zhao, Luo-Yuan Xia, Jie Li, Jia-Fu Jiang, Na Jia, Yan-Ling Hu
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY
(2020)
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Immunology
Lin Zhao, Ruiruo Jiang, Na Jia, Nianzhi Ning, Yuanchun Zheng, Qiubo Huo, Yi Sun, Tingting Yuan, Baogui Jiang, Tao Li, Hongbo Liu, Xiong Liu, Yanli Chu, Ran Wei, Cai Bian, Hong Wang, Juliang Song, Hui Wang, Jiafu Jiang, Wuchun Cao
OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2020)
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Immunology
Jie Qian, Lin Zhao, Run-Ze Ye, Xiu-Jun Li, Yuan-Li Liu
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2020)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Shurong Han, Lin Zhao, Shiwei Ma, Zhangjian Chen, Shiping Wu, Min Shen, Guobin Xia, Guang Jia
OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
(2020)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Wei Wei, Jie Li, Ya-Wei Wang, Bao-Gui Jiang, Hong-Bo Liu, Ran Wei, Rui-Ruo Jiang, Xiao-Ming Cui, Lian-Feng Li, Ting-Ting Yuan, Qian Wang, Lin Zhao, Luo-Yuan Xia, Jia-Fu Jiang, Ye-Feng Qiu, Na Jia, Wu-Chun Cao, Yan-Ling Hu
VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES
(2020)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Na Jia, Jinfeng Wang, Wenqiang Shi, Lifeng Du, Yi Sun, Wei Zhan, Jia-Fu Jiang, Qian Wang, Bing Zhang, Peifeng Ji, Lesley Bell-Sakyi, Xiao-Ming Cui, Ting-Ting Yuan, Bao-Gui Jiang, Wei-Fei Yang, Tommy Tsan-Yuk Lam, Qiao-Cheng Chang, Shu-Jun Ding, Xian-Jun Wang, Jin-Guo Zhu, Xiang-Dong Ruan, Lin Zhao, Jia-Te Wei, Run-Ze Ye, Teng Cheng Que, Chun-Hong Du, Yu-Hao Zhou, Jing Xia Cheng, Pei-Fang Dai, Wen-Bin Guo, Xiao-Hu Han, En-Jiong Huang, Lian-Feng Li, Wei Wei, Yu-Chi Gao, Jing-Ze Liu, Hong-Ze Shao, Xin Wang, Chong-Cai Wang, Tian-Ci Yang, Qiu-Bo Huo, Wei Li, Hai-Ying Chen, Shen-En Chen, Ling-Guo Zhou, Xue-Bing Ni, Jun-Hua Tian, Yue Sheng, Tao Liu, Yu-Sheng Pan, Luo-Yuan Xia, Jie Li, Fangqing Zhao, Wu-Chun Cao
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Medicine, General & Internal
Lin Zhao, Dan Feng, Run-Ze Ye, Hai-Tao Wang, Yu-Hao Zhou, Jia-Te Wei, Sake J. de Vlas, Xiao-Ming Cui, Na Jia, Chao-Nan Yin, Shi-Xue Li, Zhi-Qiang Wang, Wu-Chun Cao
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Environmental Sciences
Jia-Te Wei, Zhi-Dong Liu, Zheng-Wei Fan, Lin Zhao, Wu-Chun Cao
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2020)
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Infectious Diseases
Ruifang Huang, Jiate Wei, Zhenwei Li, Zhenguo Gao, Muti Mahe, Wuchun Cao
Summary: Hand foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region shows a peak in the summer with minor peaks in autumn during certain years. Various factors such as urbanization, GDP per capita, temperature, and precipitation affect HFMD incidence. The study provides insights into the epidemiology and environmental risk factors for HFMD, essential for prevention and control strategies.
PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Xiaoming Cui, Lin Zhao, Yuhao Zhou, Xin Lin, Runze Ye, Ke Ma, Jia-Fu Jiang, Baogui Jiang, Zhang Xiong, HongHao Shi, Jingyuan Wang, Na Jia, Wuchun Cao
Summary: The study evaluated the epidemiological characteristics and transmission dynamics of the COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing, finding that the population around Xinfadi Wholesale Market and the market staff were most affected by the virus. Prompt identification of the market as the infection source could have significantly reduced the number of cases. Non-pharmaceutical interventions in Beijing, including localized lockdowns and community-based testing, were effective in containing the outbreak while balancing economic protection.
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Engineering, Industrial
Shurong Han, Di Zhou, Shiwei Ma, Shiping Wu, Min Shen, Yu Fu, Yongxiang Qiu, Lin Zhao, Shuo Han, Zhangjian Chen, Guang Jia
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ERGONOMICS
(2020)
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Environmental Sciences
Lin Zhao, Jie Li, Xiaoming Cui, Na Jia, Jiate Wei, Luoyuan Xia, Haitao Wang, Yuhao Zhou, Qian Wang, Xueyuan Liu, Chaonan Yin, Yusheng Pan, Hongling Wen, Qing Wang, Fuzhong Xue, Yi Sun, Jiafu Jiang, Shixue Li, Wuchun Cao
LANCET PLANETARY HEALTH
(2020)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Dewan Muhammad Shoaib, Tanvir Ahmed, Kazy Farhat Tabassum, Mehedi Hasan, Fazle Sharior, Mahbubur Rahman, Makfie Farah, Md Azizur Rahman, Alauddin Ahmed, James B. Tidwell, Mahbub-Ul Alam
Summary: An intervention was implemented in Bangladesh during COVID-19 to reduce occupational health risks for waste and sanitation workers. The intervention involved training and distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE). The study found that the intervention improved workers' knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding PPE usage.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2024)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Andreas Kortenkamp, Olwenn Martin, Eleni Iacovidou, Martin Scholze
Summary: The European Food Safety Authority's downward revision of the Health-based Guidance Value for bisphenol A (BPA) has led to disagreements with other regulatory agencies, particularly the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment. The differing views between EFSA and BfR are driven by their respective selection of endpoints and study evaluation systems, as well as their acceptance or refusal of immunotoxic effects as a basis for establishing a Health-based Guidance Value.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2024)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Shizhen He, Bjorn Lundberg, Jenny Hallberg, Susanna Klevebro, Goran Pershagen, Kristina Eneroth, Erik Melen, Matteo Bottai, Olena Gruzieva
Summary: Early life air pollution exposure and abnormal inflammation-related protein profiles may interact synergistically towards lower lung function in infants.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2024)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Paulien Cleys, Emilie Hardy, Yu Ait Bamai, Giulia Poma, Adam Cseresznye, Govindan Malarvannan, Paul T. J. Scheepers, Susana Viegas, Simo P. Porras, Tiina Santonen, Lode Godderis, Jelle Verdonck, Katrien Poels, Carla Martins, Maria Joao Silva, Henriqueta Louro, Inese Martinsone, Lasma Akulova, An van Nieuwenhuyse, Martien Graumans, Selma Mahiout, Radu Corneliu Duca, Adrian Covaci
Summary: The aim of this study was to assess the exposure of e-waste workers to phthalates and alternative plasticizers. The results showed that e-waste workers had higher urinary concentrations of phthalates and metabolites compared to non-occupationally exposed controls. However, no significant differences were found between pre-and post-shift concentrations in the e-waste workers.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2024)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Karolina Bralewska
Summary: This review study examines the concentrations of various air pollutants in fire stations, identifies the limitations and strengths of existing research, identifies research gaps and challenges, and suggests potential solutions for reducing firefighter exposure to air pollution at fire stations.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2024)