The severe harmful impact of atmospheric aerosols over the environment leads to create the
diverse human interests and concerns. The increase in population growth, anthropogenic …

Crucial changes in urban climate can be witnessed due to rapid urbanisation of cities across
the world. It is important to find a balance between urban expansion and thermal …

Pyrotechnics are a unique set of materials because they can be formulated to control
combustion behavior to elicit desired effects such as light emission, smoke formation, and …

Abstract Short-term PM 2.5 increment is one of the severe air quality issues in the urban
areas of China during the Spring Festival (SF) owing to the large amount of firework (FW) …

Most metropolitan areas experience increasing health and environmental pressure from air
pollutants. Air pollutant concentrations are mostly influenced by meteorological factors …

Clean air is imperative to the survival of all life forms on the planet. However, recent times
have witnessed enormous escalation in urban pollution levels. It is therefore, incumbent …

Abstract Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) constituents are greatly affected by site-specific
emission sources and are one of the main reasons for oxidative stress that leads to …

The burning of fireworks damages air quality by causing elevated concentrations of
particulate matter (PM< sub> 2.5 and PM< sub> 10) in short periods of time. In this context …

Air pollution is a global health issue, and events like forest fires, agricultural burning, dust
storms, and fireworks can significantly worsen it. Festivals involving fireworks and wood-log …

This work presents short-term investigations to assess variations in PM 2.5, PM 10, SO 2, NO
2, O 3, CO, BC, light NMHCs (ethane, ethylene, propane, propylene, and acetylene) and …