[HTML][HTML] A review of chemical and physical characterisation of atmospheric metallic nanoparticles

P Sanderson, JM Delgado-Saborit… - Atmospheric Environment, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of the human health impacts associated with airborne nanoparticle
exposure has led to considerable research activity aimed at better characterising these …

A critical review of assays for hazardous components of air pollution

HJ Forman, CE Finch - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Increased mortality and diverse morbidities are globally associated with exposure to
ambient air pollution (AAP), cigarette smoke (CS), and household air pollution (HAP). The …

Nanoscale particulate matter from urban traffic rapidly induces oxidative stress and inflammation in olfactory epithelium with concomitant effects on brain

H Cheng, A Saffari, C Sioutas, HJ Forman… - Environmental …, 2016 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Rodent models for urban air pollution show consistent induction of
inflammatory responses in major brain regions. However, the initial impact of air pollution …

Global perspective on the oxidative potential of airborne particulate matter: a synthesis of research findings

A Saffari, N Daher, MM Shafer… - … science & technology, 2014 - ACS Publications
An emerging hypothesis in the field of air pollution is that oxidative stress is one of the
important pathways leading to adverse health effects of airborne particulate matter (PM). To …

Increased biomass burning due to the economic crisis in Greece and its adverse impact on wintertime air quality in Thessaloniki

A Saffari, N Daher, C Samara, D Voutsa… - … science & technology, 2013 - ACS Publications
The recent economic crisis in Greece resulted in a serious wintertime air pollution episode in
Thessaloniki. This air quality deterioration was mostly due to the increased price of fuel oil …

Seasonal and spatial variations of magnetic susceptibility and potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in road dusts of Thessaloniki city, Greece: A one-year monitoring …

A Bourliva, N Kantiranis, L Papadopoulou… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
A one-year sampling campaign of road dusts was carried out at 10 distinct sites in the
broader area of the city of Thessaloniki, Greece and concentrations of heavy metals (HMs) …

Traffic-related air pollutants (TRAP-PM) promote neuronal amyloidogenesis through oxidative damage to lipid rafts

M Cacciottolo, TE Morgan, AA Saffari… - Free Radical Biology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Traffic-related air pollution particulate matter (TRAP-PM) is associated with increased risk of
Alzheimer Disease (AD). Rodent models respond to nano-sized TRAP-PM (nPM) with …

Traffic-related air pollution impact on mouse brain accelerates myelin and neuritic aging changes with specificity for CA1 neurons

NC Woodward, P Pakbin, A Saffari… - Neurobiology of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) is associated with lower cognition and reduced white
matter volume in older adults, specifically for particulate matter< 2.5-μm diameter (PM 2.5) …

Seasonal and spatial variation in dithiothreitol (DTT) activity of quasi-ultrafine particles in the Los Angeles Basin and its association with chemical species

A Saffari, N Daher, MM Shafer, JJ Schauer… - … Science and Health …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
A year-long sampling campaign of quasi-ultrafine particles (dp< 0.25 μm) was conducted at
10 distinct sites representing source, urban and/or near-freeway, rural receptor and desert …

Emission rates of particle number, mass and black carbon by the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and its impact on air quality in Los Angeles

F Shirmohammadi, MH Sowlat… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study describes a series of air monitoring measurements of particle number (PN), black
carbon (BC) and PM 2.5 mass concentrations in the vicinity of the Los Angeles International …