Recent progress in understanding physical and chemical properties of African and Asian mineral dust

P Formenti, L Schütz, Y Balkanski… - Atmospheric …, 2011 - acp.copernicus.org
This paper presents a review of recently acquired knowledge on the physico-chemical
properties of mineral dust from Africa and Asia based on data presented and discussed …

Transport routes and source regions of Asian dust observed in Korea during the past 40 years (1965–2004)

J Kim - Atmospheric Environment, 2008 - Elsevier
This paper investigates regional sources and transport routes of Asian dust observed in
Korea over the past 40 years, that is from 1965 to 2004. These long-term changes were …

Influence of different weather events on concentrations of particulate matter with different sizes in Lanzhou, China

X Feng, S Wang - Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2012 - Elsevier
The formation and development of weather events has a great impact on the diffusion,
accumulation and transport of air pollutants, and causes great changes in the particulate …

Levels, sources and seasonality of coarse particles (PM10–PM2. 5) in three European capitals–Implications for particulate pollution control

P Kassomenos, S Vardoulakis, A Chaloulakou… - Atmospheric …, 2012 - Elsevier
Coarse particles of aerodynamic diameter between 2.5 and 10 μm (PMc) are produced by a
range of natural (windblown dust and sea sprays) and anthropogenic processes (non …

Significant geographic gradients in particulate sulfate over Japan determined from multiple-site measurements and a chemical transport model: Impacts of …

M Aikawa, T Ohara, T Hiraki, O Oishi, A Tsuji… - Atmospheric …, 2010 - Elsevier
We found a significant geographic gradient (longitudinal and latitudinal) in the sulfate
(SO42−) concentrations measured at multiple sites over the East Asian Pacific Rim region …

Distribution of atmospheric particulate matter (PM) in rural field, rural village and urban areas of northern China

W Li, C Wang, H Wang, J Chen, C Yuan, T Li… - Environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
Atmospheric PM 10 were measured for 12 months at 18 sites along a 2500 km profile across
northern China. Annual mean PM 10 concentrations in urban, rural village, and rural field …

Chemical characterization of fine and coarse particles in Gosan, Korea during springtime dust events

EA Stone, SC Yoon, JJ Schauer - Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 2011 - aaqr.org
ABSTRACTParticulate matter was collected at Gosan, Korea, a remote location in the East
China Sea, from late-March through May, 2007. Two sizes of particles, fine (PM2. 5) and …

Variations of PM2. 5-bound elements and their associated effects during long-distance transport of dust storms: Insights from multi-sites observations

Q Meng, C Yan, R Li, T Zhang, M Zheng, Y Liu… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dust storms are a significant concern because of their adverse effects on ambient air quality
and human health. To investigate the evolution of dust storms during long-distance transport …

Atmospheric mercury speciation and concentration at the urban and industrial sites in Taiwan over a three-year period

CC Lin, JKE Macrohon, P Brimblecombe… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) is a toxic metal known to be detrimental to human health and wildlife survival
due to its serious toxicity to the central nervous system. In this study, measurements of …

Size distributions of total airborne particles and bioaerosols in a municipal composting facility

JH Byeon, CW Park, KY Yoon, JH Park, J Hwang - Bioresource technology, 2008 - Elsevier
Size distributions of total airborne particles and bioaerosols were measured in a full-scale
composting facility, using an optical particle counter and an agar-inserted six-stage …