Int J Environ Res Public Health
May 2023
Social distancing measures and shelter-in-place orders to limit mobility and transportation were among the strategic measures taken to control the rapid spreading of COVID-19. In major metropolitan areas, there was an estimated decrease of 50 to 90 percent in transit use. The secondary effect of the COVID-19 lockdown was expected to improve air quality, leading to a decrease in respiratory diseases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBecause of the large-scale impact of COVID-19 on human health, several investigations are being conducted to understand the underlying mechanisms affecting the spread and transmission of the disease. The present study aimed to assess the effects of selected environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, dew point, wind speed, pressure, and precipitation on the daily increase in COVID-19 cases in Mississippi, USA, during the period from January 2020 to August 2021. A machine learning model was used to predict COVID-19 cases and implement preventive measures if necessary.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFData enabled research with a spatial perspective may help to combat human diseases in an informed and cost-effective manner. Understanding the changing patterns of environmental degradation is essential to help in determining the health outcomes such as asthma of a community. In this research, Mississippi asthma-related prevalence data for 2003-2011 were analyzed using spatial statistical techniques in Geographic Information Systems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRising concentration of air pollution and its associated health effects is rapidly increasing in India, and Delhi, being the capital city, has drawn our attention in recent years. This study was designed to analyze the spatial and temporal variations of particulate matter (PM) concentrations in a mega city, Delhi. The daily PM concentrations monitored by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), New Delhi during November 2016 to October 2017 in different locations distributed in the region of the study were used for the analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Environ Res Public Health
March 2016
Air pollution has been an on-going research focus due to its detrimental impact on human health. However, its specific effects on asthma prevalence in different age groups, genders and races are not well understood. Thus, the present study was designed to examine the association between selected air pollutants and asthma prevalence in different population groups during 2010 in the eastern part of Texas, USA.
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