Fireworks are probably the application of chemistry which resonates best with the general
public. However, fireworks and (civil and military) pyrotechnic applications cause …

Kaum eine andere Anwendung aus dem Bereich der Chemie weckt in der
Allgemeinbevölkerung so positive Assoziationen wie die Feuerwerkerei. Dabei wird das …

Ambient respirable particles (PM≤ 10μm, denoted by PM10) were characterized with
respect to 20 elements, 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), elemental and organic …

Every year at the onset of winter season (October–November), crop residue/parali/stubble
burning starts in Punjab and Haryana, leading to heavy air pollution in Delhi, and adversely …

In this study we carry out receptor modelling via Positive Matrix Factorisation (PMF) to
identify and quantify the main natural and anthropogenic sources of indoor PM 2.5 at an …

Pyrotechnics and fireworks cause pollution with barium aerosols, which is a result of the
utilization of barium nitrate as a combined pyrotechnic oxidizer and coloring agent. In this …

Religious festivals (festas) in the densely populated Maltese archipelago (Central
Mediterranean) are ubiquitous during summer when 86 of them are celebrated between …

Eighteen polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and fourteen nitrated PAHs (NPAHs) in
PM 2.5 samples were collected during the 2016 Chinese New Year's holiday (CNY) at one …

Abstract Ambient PM 2.5 (particulate matter less than 2.5 μm) samples, collected in a 8-week
wintertime sampling program in two residential sites of Bhilai, India during the Indian Diwali …

Total suspended particulate (TSP) samples were collected during dust, haze, and two
festival events (Holi and Diwali) from February 2009 to June 2010. Pollutant gases (NO 2 …