One of the most favorable environmental applications of nanotechnology has been in air
pollution remediation in which different nanomaterials are used as nanoadsorbents …

Heavy metals in street dust represent a risk to the human health due to their toxicity,
persistence and bioaccumulation. Using the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) …

Tire and road wear particles (TRWP) are non-exhaust particulate matter generated by road
transport means during the mechanical abrasion of tires, brakes and roads. TRWP …

Exposure to dust particles enriched with arsenic (As) is a significant health threat for
populations living in Southeast Asian megacities. The mineralogical composition of dust …

Recently, an increased interest in nanoscience applications can be observed in various
fields. Soils around coal power plants may contain potentially hazardous elements (PHEs) …

As a crucial sink of metal-containing nanoparticles (MNPs), road dust can record their
spatiotemporal variations in urban environments. In this study, taking Shanghai as a …

The extraction and characterization of atmospheric ultrafine particles (UFPs) is critical to
understanding environmental health and climate dynamics. This study uses an aqueous …

A Three-Way Catalyst (TWC) contains a cordierite ceramic monolith coated with a layer of
Al2O3, CexZr1− xO2 and platinoids mixture. Under standard operation, the platinoid …

This study aims to improve the current method of studying potentially toxic elements (PTEs)
in urban dust using direct chemical evidence (from dust, rock, and emission source samples) …

Plants effectively filter ambient air by adsorbing particulate matter. The correct selection of
landscape plants can exert greater dust retention benefits in different polluted areas …