Enhancement of PM2. 5 source appointment in a large industrial city of Korea by applying the elemental carbon tracer method for positive matrix factorization (PMF) …

YS Han, DM Eun, G Lee, SY Gong, JS Youn - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
The concentration of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5 μm (PM
2.5) measured in an industrial area is strongly influenced by the industrial characteristics of …

Feature extraction and prediction of fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) chemical constituents using four machine learning models

YS Lee, E Choi, M Park, H Jo, M Park, E Nam… - Expert Systems with …, 2023 - Elsevier
The concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) constituents, which are very important
and essential information for the identification of air pollution sources, were predicted at …

Pollution characteristics and human health risks of PM2.5-bound heavy metals: a 3-year observation in Suzhou, China

X Zhou, M Xie, M Zhao, Y Wang, J Luo, S Lu… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
This study aimed to analyze the temporal trends, pollution levels, and health risks
associated with eleven PM2. 5-bound heavy metals (Sb, Al, As, Hg, Cd, Cr, Mn, Ni, Pb, Se …

Source apportionment of PM2. 5 using organic/inorganic markers and emission inventory evaluation in the East Mediterranean-Middle East city of Beirut

N Fakhri, M Fadel, M Pikridas, J Sciare, PL Hayes… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Source contributions to PM 2.5 concentrations were evaluated in Greater Beirut (Lebanon),
a typical East Mediterranean-Middle East (EMME) city, using Positive Matrix Factorization …

Concentration, source apportionment and human health risk assessment of elements in PM2. 5 at Agra, India

D Sah - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study determined the concentration, seasonal variation, source identification
and the human health risk of elements (V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Pb and Si) in fine …

Elemental composition of atmospheric PM10 during COVID-19 lockdown and recovery periods in Moscow (April–July 2020)

AD Serdyukova, DV Vlasov, OB Popovicheva… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Changes in the concentrations of PM10-bound potentially toxic elements (PTEs)
during the COVID-19 lockdown period and after the revocation of restrictions were analyzed …

Predicting latent source-specific PM2. 5 pollution from regional sources at unmonitored sites by Bayesian spatial multivariate receptor modeling

YS Lee, JY Kim, SM Yi, H Kim, ES Park - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) has been a pollutant of main interest globally for
more than two decades, owing to its well-known adverse health effects. For developing …

PM10-bound microplastics and trace metals: A public health insight from the Korean subway and indoor environments

D Roy, J Kim, M Lee, S Kim, J Park - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Inhalable airborne microplastics (MPs) presented in indoor and outdoor environments, can
deeply penetrate the lungs, potentially triggering inflammation and respiratory illnesses. The …

[HTML][HTML] An Analysis of Primary Contributing Sources to the PM2. 5 Composition in a Port City in Canada Influenced by Traffic, Marine, and Wildfire Emissions

SH Delbari, MZ Shahne, V Hosseini - Atmospheric Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Ambient air quality, specifically fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) pollution, poses a global
health concern due to its associations with adverse health effects and persistent presence in …

Source apportionment of PM in Montréal, Canada, and health risk assessment for potentially toxic elements

N Fakhri, R Stevens, A Downey… - Atmospheric …, 2024 - acp.copernicus.org
Source apportionment of PM 2.5 was performed using positive matrix factorization (PMF)
based on detailed chemical composition data from 24 h filter samples collected over a 3 …