2025
Effect of Air Pollution Reductions on Mortality During the COVID-19 Lockdowns in Early 2020.
Chen K, Ma Y, Marb A, Nobile F, Dubrow R, Stafoggia M, Breitner S, Kinney P. Effect of Air Pollution Reductions on Mortality During the COVID-19 Lockdowns in Early 2020. Research Report 2025, 2025: 1-47. PMID: 40551404, PMCID: PMC12185919.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAir pollution changesAir pollutionPollution changesShort-term exposure to PM2.5Air qualityExposure to PM2.5Natural-causeMeteorological normalization techniqueFine particulate matterDaily air pollutionImprove air qualityAir pollutant emissionsAir pollution reductionEmission control strategiesSouthern ItalyQuantify changesAir pollution-mortality relationshipPollution-mortality relationshipCOVID-19 lockdownShort-term exposureNOParticulate matterMeteorological impactsNitrogen dioxidePollution reduction
2024
Air pollution changes due to COVID-19 lockdowns and attributable mortality changes in four countries
Ma Y, Nobile F, Marb A, Dubrow R, Kinney P, Peters A, Stafoggia M, Breitner S, Chen K. Air pollution changes due to COVID-19 lockdowns and attributable mortality changes in four countries. Environment International 2024, 187: 108668. PMID: 38640613, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMeteorological normalization techniqueAir pollution changesFine particulate matterImprove air qualityEmission control strategiesCentral-southern ItalyPollution changesParticulate matterRegion-specific estimatesAir qualityMeteorological impactsAir pollutionPollutionCOVID-19 lockdownModeling approachAirCaliforniaMortality changesConcentrationJiangsuEmissionTime trendsLocal characteristicsChinaMatter
1988
Cause‐specific mortality among male textile workers in Rhode Island
Dubrow R, Gute D. Cause‐specific mortality among male textile workers in Rhode Island. American Journal Of Industrial Medicine 1988, 13: 439-454. PMID: 3364422, DOI: 10.1002/ajim.4700130404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonmalignant respiratory diseasesMale textile workersTextile workersDust exposureCause-specific mortality patternsTextile dust exposureChronic lung diseaseCause-specific mortalityWork-related mortalityHigh dust exposureTextile occupationsSmoking habitsLung diseaseExcess mortalityOccupational exposureDeath certificatesRespiratory diseaseElevated PMRUsual occupationDecedentsCotton dustMortalityMortality patternsHigh PMRDisease
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