Application of common duckweed (Lemna minor) in phytoremediation of chemicals in the environment: State and future perspective

AO Ekperusi, FD Sikoki, EO Nwachukwu - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Over the past 50 years, different strategies have been developed for the remediation of
polluted air, land and water. Driven by public opinion and regulatory bottlenecks, ecological …

Particulate matter, air quality and climate: lessons learned and future needs

S Fuzzi, U Baltensperger, K Carslaw… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
The literature on atmospheric particulate matter (PM), or atmospheric aerosol, has increased
enormously over the last 2 decades and amounts now to some 1500–2000 papers per year …

Impact of Covid-19 lockdown on PM10, SO2 and NO2 concentrations in Salé City (Morocco)

A Otmani, A Benchrif, M Tahri, M Bounakhla… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Covid-19 was first reported in Morocco on March 2, 2020. Since then, to prevent its
propagation, the Moroccan government declared a state of health emergency. A set of rapid …

Positive effects of COVID-19 lockdown on air quality of industrial cities (Ankleshwar and Vapi) of Western India

R Nigam, K Pandya, AJ Luis, R Sengupta, M Kotha - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract On January 30, 2020, India recorded its first COVID-19 positive case in Kerala,
which was followed by a nationwide lockdown extended in four different phases from 25th …

Size, source and chemical composition as determinants of toxicity attributable to ambient particulate matter

FJ Kelly, JC Fussell - Atmospheric environment, 2012 - Elsevier
Particulate matter (PM) is a complex, heterogeneous mixture that changes in time and
space. It encompasses many different chemical components and physical characteristics …

Particulate matter air pollution and cardiovascular disease: an update to the scientific statement from the American Heart Association

RD Brook, S Rajagopalan, CA Pope III, JR Brook… - Circulation, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
In 2004, the first American Heart Association scientific statement on “Air Pollution and
Cardiovascular Disease” concluded that exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution …

Short term exposure to air pollution and stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis

ASV Shah, KK Lee, DA McAllister, A Hunter, H Nair… - bmj, 2015 - bmj.com
Objective To review the evidence for the short term association between air pollution and
stroke. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies Data sources …

Black Carbon as an Additional Indicator of the Adverse Health Effects of Airborne Particles Compared with PM10 and PM2.5

NAH Janssen, G Hoek, M Simic-Lawson… - Environmental …, 2011 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Current air quality standards for particulate matter (PM) use the PM mass
concentration [PM with aerodynamic diameters≤ 10 μm (PM10) or≤ 2.5 μm (PM2. 5)] as a …

Environment, health, and human capital

J Graff Zivin, M Neidell - Journal of economic literature, 2013 - pubs.aeaweb.org
In this review, we discuss three major contributions economists have made to our
understanding of the relationship between the environment and individual well-being. First …

The adverse effects of air pollution on the nervous system

S Genc, Z Zadeoglulari, SH Fuss… - Journal of toxicology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Exposure to ambient air pollution is a serious and common public health concern associated
with growing morbidity and mortality worldwide. In the last decades, the adverse effects of air …