World air particulate matter: sources, distribution and health effects

A Mukherjee, M Agrawal - Environmental chemistry letters, 2017 - Springer
Particulate matter (PM) is both a major driver of climate change and a source of toxicity for
health. In the upper atmosphere, particulate matter modifies the earth radiation budget …

A global perspective of fine particulate matter pollution and its health effects

A Mukherjee, M Agrawal - Reviews of Environmental Contamination and …, 2018 - Springer
Fine particulate matter (PM) in the ambient air is implicated in a variety of human health
issues throughout the globe. Regulation of fine PM in the atmosphere requires information …

Strong evidence for the continued contribution of lead deposited during the 20th century to the atmospheric environment in London of today

E Resongles, V Dietze, DC Green… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Although leaded gasoline was banned at the end of the last century, lead (Pb) remains
significantly enriched in airborne particles in large cities. The remobilization of historical Pb …

Study of PM10 and PM2. 5 levels in three European cities: Analysis of intra and inter urban variations

PA Kassomenos, S Vardoulakis, A Chaloulakou… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - Elsevier
In the present paper, 1-year PM 10 and PM 2.5 data from roadside and urban background
monitoring stations in Athens (Greece), Madrid (Spain) and London (UK) are analysed in …

[PDF][PDF] Elemental composition and source apportionment of fine and coarse particles at traffic and urban background locations in Athens, Greece

G Grivas, S Cheristanidis, A Chaloulakou… - Aerosol and Air Quality …, 2018 - aaqr.org
Athens is one of the European cities most burdened by particle pollution; thus,
characterizing the aerosol composition and sources is imperative for addressing health …

[HTML][HTML] Source apportionment advances using polar plots of bivariate correlation and regression statistics

SK Grange, AC Lewis, DC Carslaw - Atmospheric Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper outlines the development of enhanced bivariate polar plots that allow the
concentrations of two pollutants to be compared using pair-wise statistics for exploring the …

Intra-and inter-city variability of PM2. 5 concentrations in Greece as determined with a low-cost sensor network

K Dimitriou, I Stavroulas, G Grivas… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Measurements of PM 2.5 concentrations in five major Greek cities over a two-year period
using calibrated low-cost sensor-based particulate matter (PM) monitors (Purple Air PA-II) …

Development of a road transport emission inventory for Greece and the Greater Athens Area: Effects of important parameters

KM Fameli, VD Assimakopoulos - Science of the Total Environment, 2015 - Elsevier
Traffic is considered one of the major polluting sectors and as a consequence a significant
cause for the measured exceedances of ambient air quality limit values mainly in urban …

Multi-year chemical composition of the fine-aerosol fraction in Athens, Greece, with emphasis on the contribution of residential heating in wintertime

C Theodosi, M Tsagkaraki, P Zarmpas… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
In an attempt to take effective action towards mitigating pollution episodes in Athens, precise
knowledge of PM 2.5 composition and its sources is a prerequisite. Thus, a 2-year chemical …

Sources and processes that control the submicron organic aerosol composition in an urban Mediterranean environment (Athens): a high temporal-resolution chemical …

I Stavroulas, A Bougiatioti, G Grivas… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
Submicron aerosol chemical composition was studied during a year-long period (26 July
2016–31 July 2017) and two wintertime intensive campaigns (18 December 2013–21 …