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

• Published in: Environment international Vol. 153; p. 106531
• Main Authors: Lipsitt, Jonah, Chan-Golston, Alec M., Liu, Jonathan, Su, Jason, Zhu, Yifang, Jerrett, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2021; The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd; Elsevier
• 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; Los Angeles; COVID-19; GIS; Exposure Modeling; Spatial analysis; Air pollution; Environmental justice
• ISSN: 0160-4120; 1873-6750; 1873-6750
• DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106531

•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.