Spatial analysis of COVID-19 and traffic-related air pollution in Los Angeles

•Environmental factors such as air pollution may contribute to Covid-19 incidence and death.•This study investigates whether air pollution relates to Covid-19 incidence and mortality in neighborhoods of Los Angeles.•Los Angeles is a global epicenter for the pandemic with 1,105,989 cases to date.•Fin...

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Published in:Environment international 2021-08, Vol.153, p.106531-106531, Article 106531
Main Authors: Lipsitt, Jonah, Chan-Golston, Alec M., Liu, Jonathan, Su, Jason, Zhu, Yifang, Jerrett, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air Pollutants - analysis
Air pollution
Air Pollution - analysis
COVID-19
Environmental Exposure
Environmental justice
Exposure Modeling
GIS
Humans
Los Angeles
Particulate Matter - analysis
SARS-CoV-2
Spatial Analysis
Vehicle Emissions - analysis
Vehicle Emissions - toxicity
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Summary:•Environmental factors such as air pollution may contribute to Covid-19 incidence and death.•This study investigates whether air pollution relates to Covid-19 incidence and mortality in neighborhoods of Los Angeles.•Los Angeles is a global epicenter for the pandemic with 1,105,989 cases to date.•Findings suggest that chronic exposure to nitrogen dioxide exerts large effects on Covid-19 disease incidence and mortality.•Higher levels of air pollution in neighborhoods with high proportions of Latinx and Black people.•Higher pollution may explain why these groups suffered disproportionately from the pandemic.
ISSN:0160-4120
1873-6750
1873-6750
DOI:10.1016/j.envint.2021.106531