Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology (Environmental Health); Director of Research, Climate Change and Health; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
To control the COVID-19 pandemic, unprecedented lockdown measures were implemented around the world, leading to large but temporary air pollution reductions. Both satellite and ground level measurements showed substantial decreases in NO2 concentrations during the lockdowns at the city or county level, whereas changes in PM2.5 concentrations were inconsistent, with reductions comparable to those of NO2, smaller reductions, or even increases. These disproportionate changes in ambient NO2 and PM2.5 pollution provide a rare opportunity for a natural experiment to address critical questions regarding the causal effects of NO2 and PM2.5 exposure on health.
AIR-LOCK will provide scientific evidence on the effects of the unprecedented interventions implemented to control the COVID-19 pandemic on air pollution and human health.
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology (Environmental Health); Director of Research, Climate Change and Health; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Co-Investigator
Professor of Epidemiology (Environmental Health Sciences); Faculty Director, Yale Center on Climate Change and Health, Environmental Health Sciences; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Senior biostatistician - Lazio Region-Azienda Sanitaria Locale Roma 1, Italy