World air particulate matter: sources, distribution and health effects

A Mukherjee, M Agrawal - Environmental chemistry letters, 2017 - Springer
Particulate matter (PM) is both a major driver of climate change and a source of toxicity for
health. In the upper atmosphere, particulate matter modifies the earth radiation budget …

Status and characteristics of ambient PM2. 5 pollution in global megacities

Z Cheng, L Luo, S Wang, Y Wang, S Sharma… - Environment …, 2016 - Elsevier
Ambient PM 2.5 pollution is a substantial threat to public health in global megacities. This
paper reviews the PM 2.5 pollution of 45 global megacities in 2013, based on mass …

Review on recent progress in observations, source identifications and countermeasures of PM2. 5

CS Liang, FK Duan, KB He, YL Ma - Environment International, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Recently, PM 2.5 (atmospheric fine particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter≤
2.5 μm) have received so much attention that the observations, source appointment and …

Air quality in the megacity of São Paulo: Evolution over the last 30 years and future perspectives

M de Fatima Andrade, P Kumar, ED de Freitas… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - Elsevier
We present a comprehensive review of published results from the last 30 years regarding
the sources and atmospheric characteristics of particles and ozone in the Metropolitan Area …

Methylsiloxanes from Vehicle Emissions Detected in Aerosol Particles

P Yao, R Holzinger, D Materić, BS Oyama… - … science & technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Methylsiloxanes have gained growing attention as emerging pollutants due to their toxicity to
organisms. As man-made chemicals with no natural source, most research to date has …

Characteristics of atmospheric organic and elemental carbon aerosols in urban Beijing, China

D Ji, J Zhang, J He, X Wang, B Pang, Z Liu… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - Elsevier
Organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) in PM 2.5 were measured hourly with a
semicontinuous thermal-optical analyzer in urban Beijing, China, from Mar 1, 2013 to Feb …

Particulate pollutants in the Brazilian city of São Paulo: 1-year investigation for the chemical composition and source apportionment

GM Pereira, K Teinilä, D Custódio… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - acp.copernicus.org
São Paulo in Brazil has relatively relaxed regulations for ambient air pollution standards and
often experiences high air pollution levels due to emissions of particulate pollutants from …

Distribution and emission characteristics of filterable and condensable particulate matter before and after a low-low temperature electrostatic precipitator

X Li, C Zhou, J Li, S Lu, J Yan - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2019 - Springer
The low-low temperature electrostatic precipitator (LLT-ESP), a combination of a traditional
temperature electrostatic precipitator (ESP) and a non-leakage media gas-gas exchange …

Radiative response of biomass-burning aerosols over an urban atmosphere in northern peninsular Southeast Asia

SK Pani, NH Lin, S Chantara, SH Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
A large concentration of finer particulate matter (PM 2.5), the primary air-quality concern in
northern peninsular Southeast Asia (PSEA), is believed to be closely related to large …

Air quality monitoring on university campuses as a crucial component to move toward sustainable campuses: An overview

O Ramírez, B Hernández-Cuellar, JD de la Rosa - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
The infrastructure and activities of university campuses (UCs) can generate adverse
environmental impacts. Consequently, UCs have been forced to include a sustainability …