Urban air pollution represents one of the greatest environmental challenges facing mankind
in the 21st century. 1, 2 Noticeably, many developing countries, such as China and India …

The rapid urbanization and growing number of megacities and urban complexes requires
new types of research and services that make best use of science and available technology …

Short‑lived climate forcers (SLCFs) affect climate and are, in most cases, also air pollutants.
They include aerosols (sulphate, nitrate, ammonium, carbonaceous aerosols, mineral dust …

Abstract Low-cost, light-scattering-based particulate matter (PM) sensors are becoming
more widely available and are being increasingly deployed in ambient and indoor …

Urban air quality management plan (UAQMP) is an effective and efficient tool employed in
managing acceptable urban air quality. However, the UAQM practices are specific to a …

Air quality transcends all scales with in the atmosphere from the local to the global with
handovers and feedbacks at each scale interaction. Air quality has manifold effects on …

Proton-transfer reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) is a technique developed almost
exclusively for the detection of gaseous organic compounds in air. Volatile organic …

Anthropogenic secondary organic aerosol (ASOA), formed from anthropogenic emissions of
organic compounds, constitutes a substantial fraction of the mass of submicron aerosol in …

In March 2006 two instrumented aircraft made the first detailed field measurements of
biomass burning (BB) emissions in the Northern Hemisphere tropics as part of the MILAGRO …

Exposure to severe air pollution produces neuroinflammation and structural brain alterations
in children. We tested whether patterns of brain growth, cognitive deficits and white matter …