Pollution & Health

Covid mortality peaks were correlated with those of fine particles

Actu Environnement - The correlation between air pollution and mortality due to Covid-19 had already been documented. A new CNRS-Inserm scientific study, published on July 29 in the journal Atmosphere, confirms a correlation between peaks in mortality due to the pandemic and levels of PM2.5 pollution...

Air pollution increases mortality from Covid-19

Le Figaro - The populations of Paris and Lombardy have been particularly affected by the pandemic. A correlation which can be explained in particular by the pandemic...

Covid has caused fewer deaths in windy cities like Brest, because the air there is less polluted

Ouest France - A French scientific study on Covid-related mortality, published in early August 2022 in the journal Sciences of the Total Environment, shows that the most polluted cities experienced a higher mortality rate...

Air pollution worsens the peak in mortality linked to Covid-19

Environnement Magazine - Researchers from CNRS and Inserm reveal in a study that « mortality is 5 times higher in the event of a strong pollution peak » in large cities in Western Europe...

Covid-19: the most polluted cities experienced the highest mortality rate

Europe 1 - In a CNRS study published at the beginning of the month, two researchers specializing in air pollution issues showed that the most polluted cities in Western Europe are those which experienced the highest mortality rate during the Covid-19 epidemic...

Fine particles air pollution would increase mortality due to covid-19

Caducee.net - Researchers from CNRS and INSERM have established an almost linear correlation between fine particle pollution and mortality linked to covid-19...

Covid: pollution peaks have worsened mortality

La Provence - A study shows that the most polluted cities have experienced more deaths...

Covid-19: pollution would have an impact on mortality due to the virus, reveals a French study

La Depêche - In a study published in early August 2022, researchers quantified the link between pollution peaks and the mortality rate linked to Covid-19. The cities that have seen the most deaths from the virus are also the most polluted cities...

INTERVIEW. Covid-19: during pollution peaks, “mortality can be multiplied by five”

Ouest France - French researchers have highlighted the impact of fine particle air pollution on mortality linked to Covid-19. After analyzing the health situation in 32 cities in western Europe, including Paris, Bordeaux and Lille, the results of the survey are clear...

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