Association between measured air pollution levels in the troposphere and surface air with COVID-19 hospitalization in Tomsk, Russia, 2022

Alexander N. Ishmatov; Andrey A. Bart; Ekaterina A. Strebkova; Semyon V. Yakovlev

doi:10.1117/12.2645510

7 December 2022 Association between measured air pollution levels in the troposphere and surface air with COVID-19 hospitalization in Tomsk, Russia, 2022

Alexander N. Ishmatov, Andrey A. Bart, Ekaterina A. Strebkova, Semyon V. Yakovlev

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Proceedings Volume 12341, 28th International Symposium on Atmospheric and Ocean Optics: Atmospheric Physics; 123416Y (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2645510
Event: 28th International Symposium on Atmospheric and Ocean Optics: Atmospheric Physics, 2022, Tomsk, Russia

Abstract

The results of a preliminary analysis of the relationship between the short-term impact of air pollution exposure on hospitalizations associated with COVID-19 in Tomsk, Russia are presented. The statistical data on air pollution and COVID-19 associated hospitalization were collected and analyzed for the period from March 16, 2022 to April 14, 2022. This period corresponds to a flat plateau of confirmed COVID-19 cases after the main pandemic wave in 2022 in Tomsk and the Tomsk region which were associated with omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2. It was found that all representative peaks in a graph of daily hospitalizations coincide with the peaks in graphs of measured levels of air pollution. The increase in hospitalizations occurred on the same days when air pollution levels increased, or with a slight lag of 1-2 days. This allows us to tentatively conclude that air pollution has a quick effect on infected persons and may provoke an increase in symptoms and severity of the disease. Further detailed research is required.

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Alexander N. Ishmatov, Andrey A. Bart, Ekaterina A. Strebkova, and Semyon V. Yakovlev "Association between measured air pollution levels in the troposphere and surface air with COVID-19 hospitalization in Tomsk, Russia, 2022", Proc. SPIE 12341, 28th International Symposium on Atmospheric and Ocean Optics: Atmospheric Physics, 123416Y (7 December 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2645510

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