Air pollution and COVID-19 mortality in Chinese cities: insights from a multi-city analysis during the pandemic’s first wave

Abstract This study investigated the association between air pollutant exposure and COVID-19 mortality using a generalized additive model (GAM) with a negative binomial distribution, analyzing data from 45 Chinese cities. The pollutants assessed were nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), ozo...

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Published in:	npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
Main Authors:	Songtao Wang, Tianyu Liu, Yaqian Su, Jiayuan Hao, Mu Qiao, Suyang Liu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2025-04-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-025-01042-8