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COVID-19 Reduces US Life Expectancy
1 month ago - By Medindia Health
In the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected life expectancy.
Read more ...Q&A: COVID-19 lockdowns affected air pollution less than expected
1 month ago - By Healio
COVID-19 lockdowns in several cities affected air pollution less than expected, according to a study published in Science.
Zongbo Shi, PhD, professor of atmospheric biogeochemistry at the University of Birmingham, and colleagues used a weather normalization method to isolate changes in air pollutant concentrations and evaluate air quality impacts from lockdown zones in 11 cities: Beijing and Wuhan, China; Milan; Rome; Madrid; London; Paris; Berlin; New York; Los Angeles; and Delhi, India.
They found that, although reductions in automobile use during lockdowns led to a decrease in NO2 for all
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