Air Pollution

Air pollution exposure linked to higher COVID-19 cases and deaths – new study

A new study looks into the relationship between COVID-19 cases and air pollution levels. Image: Unsplsah/Macau Photo Agency

Matt Cole
Professor of Environmental Economics, University of Birmingham
Ceren Ozgen
Assistant Professor in Economics, University of Birmingham
Eric Strobl
Professor of Economics, Université de Berne
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COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people and annual concentrations of PM2.5 (averaged over the period 2015-19) in the Netherlands.
COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people and annual concentrations of PM2.5 (averaged over the period 2015-19) in the Netherlands. Image: Matt Cole
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People celebrating ‘Carnival Tuesday’ in Maastricht. Image: Marcel Van Hoorn
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