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 …

[HTML][HTML] Millennial-scale fluctuations in Saharan dust supply across the decline of the African Humid Period

C Zielhofer, H von Suchodoletz, WJ Fletcher… - Quaternary Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
The Sahara is the world's largest dust source with significant impacts on trans-Atlantic
terrestrial and large-scale marine ecosystems. Contested views about a gradual or abrupt …

PM2. 5 exposure exacerbates mice thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection by inducing smooth muscle cell apoptosis via the MAPK pathway

Y Ming, X Zhou, G Liu, M Abudupataer, S Zhu, B Xiang… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Air pollution is a major public health concern worldwide. Exposure to fine particulate matter
(PM2. 5) is closely associated with cardiovascular diseases. However, the effect of PM2. 5 …

Mineralogical, chemical, morphological, and optical interrelationships of mineral dust re-suspensions

JP Engelbrecht, H Moosmüller… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
This paper promotes an understanding of the mineralogical, chemical, and physical
interrelationships of re-suspended mineral dusts collected as grab samples from global dust …

Predicting the mineral composition of dust aerosols–Part 2: Model evaluation and identification of key processes with observations

JP Perlwitz, C Pérez García-Pando… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
A global compilation of nearly sixty measurement studies is used to evaluate two methods of
simulating the mineral composition of dust aerosols in an Earth system model. Both methods …

Modeling the global emission, transport and deposition of trace elements associated with mineral dust

Y Zhang, N Mahowald, RA Scanza, E Journet… - …, 2015 - bg.copernicus.org
Trace element deposition from desert dust has important impacts on ocean primary
productivity, the quantification of which could be useful in determining the magnitude and …

Organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in common kestrel eggs from the Canary Islands: Spatiotemporal variations and effects on eggshell and …

A Buck, J Carrillo-Hidalgo, PR Camarero, R Mateo - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Organochlorine (OC) pesticides were widely used on the Canary Islands (Spain) for
intensive crop production and against plagues of African locust. A previous study performed …

Aerosol contributions at an urban background site in Eastern Mediterranean–Potential source regions of PAHs in PM10 mass

K Dimitriou, P Kassomenos - Science of The Total Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
In this paper, two backward air mass trajectory-based models (Potential Source Contribution
Function [PSCF] and Concentration Weighted Trajectory [CWT]) were combined, aiming to …

A global‐scale mineral dust equation

X Liu, JR Turner, JL Hand… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A robust method to estimate mineral dust mass in ambient particulate matter (PM) is
essential, as the dust fraction cannot be directly measured but is needed to understand dust …

Eolian deposition in the alpine zone of the Uinta Mountains, Utah, USA

JS Munroe, EC Attwood, SS O'Keefe… - Catena, 2015 - Elsevier
Field and laboratory investigations were conducted to determine the origin of a ubiquitous
layer of silt that caps soil profiles in the alpine zone of the Uinta Mountains, Utah, USA. Fine …