Epidemiological studies have shown the association of airborne particulate matter (PM) size
and chemical composition with health problems affecting the cardiorespiratory and central …

Abstract With 24 million inhabitants and 6.6 million vehicles on the roads, Karachi, Pakistan
ranks among the world's most polluted cities due to high levels of fine particulate matter (PM …

The Xact 625 Ambient Metals Monitor was tested during a 3-week field campaign at the
rural, traffic-influenced site Härkingen in Switzerland during the summer of 2015. The field …

Air pollution remains a major global public health and environmental issue. We assessed
the levels of PM 2.5 and delineated the major sources in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Fine …

Total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (TXRF) is a pivotal technique in modern
atomic spectroscopy, distinguished by its capability for multi-element simultaneous …

The use of high time resolution datasets of aerosol organic and inorganic species as input
for receptor models poses a number of challenges. The estimation of uncertainties differ …

PM 2.5 and chemical species of water-soluble inorganic ions, carbon components as well as
elements were simultaneously measured by online and offline methods in Tianjin, China …

The present study describes the measurement, chemical characterization and delineation of
sources of fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) in Rabigh, Saudi Arabia. The 24-h PM2. 5 was …

This paper provides improved elemental analysis methods for the characterization of
atmospheric particulate matter (PM) samples. With the aim of developing an approach for …

This paper presents the assessment of a direct method to measure and analyse Pb in air
particulate matter (PM) collected on polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) filtering membranes …