Developing the scientific framework for urban geochemistry

LG Chambers, YP Chin, GM Filippelli, CB Gardner… - Applied …, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•Urban geochemistry is a rapidly evolving discipline within the earth
sciences.•Urban geochemistry contributes to geochemistry by treating urban environments …

[HTML][HTML] Ambient particulate matter source apportionment using receptor modelling in European and Central Asia urban areas

SM Almeida, M Manousakas, E Diapouli, Z Kertesz… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work presents the results of a PM2. 5 source apportionment study conducted in urban
background sites from 16 European and Asian countries. For some Eastern Europe and …

Characteristics and oxidative potential of atmospheric PM2. 5 in Beijing: Source apportionment and seasonal variation

SY Yu, WJ Liu, YS Xu, K Yi, M Zhou, S Tao… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract PM 2.5 (particulate matter with the aerodynamic diameter D p< 2.5 μm) was
hypothesized to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) and induce oxidative stress …

Characterization and source apportionment of PM2. 5 based on error estimation from EPA PMF 5.0 model at a medium city in China

B Liu, J Wu, J Zhang, L Wang, J Yang, D Liang… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Heze city, a medium-size city in Shandong province, Eastern China. Ambient PM 2.5
samples were collected in urban area of Heze from August 2015 to April 2016, and chemical …

Chemical composition and source apportionment of ambient PM2. 5 during the non-heating period in Taian, China

B Liu, N Song, Q Dai, R Mei, B Sui, X Bi, Y Feng - Atmospheric Research, 2016 - Elsevier
Ambient PM 2.5 samples were collected in the urban area of Taian in China in August–
September and November, 2014. The chemical compositions and emission sources of PM …

Source appointment of PM2. 5 in Qingdao port, east of China

S Bie, L Yang, Y Zhang, Q Huang, J Li, T Zhao… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Field measurements were conducted near Qingdao Port to characterize the particulate air
pollutants, assess the spatial and seasonal characteristics of the pollutants, and identify the …

Hazardous trace elements in thoracic fraction of airborne particulate matter: Assessment of temporal variations, sources, and health risks in a megacity

O Ramírez, AMS de la Campa… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The deleterious health effects of thoracic fractions seem to be more related to the chemical
composition of the particles than to their mass concentration. The presence of hazardous …

Iron and steel industry emissions and contribution to the air quality in China

L Tang, X Xue, M Jia, H Jing, T Wang, R Zhen… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - Elsevier
To reduce the emissions from the iron and steel industry, China has imposed a series of
strengthened emission standards since 2012. An accurate impact of emission reduction on …

Heavy metals in industrially emitted particulate matter in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

LT Ogundele, OK Owoade, PK Hopke, FS Olise - Environmental research, 2017 - Elsevier
Iron and steel smelting facilities generate large quantities of airborne particulate matter (PM)
through their various activities and production processes. The resulting PM that contains a …

A climatology of the California Current System from a network of underwater gliders

DL Rudnick, KD Zaba, RE Todd, RE Davis - Progress in Oceanography, 2017 - Elsevier
Autonomous underwater gliders offer the possibility of sustained observation of the coastal
ocean. Since 2006 Spray underwater gliders in the California Underwater Glider Network …