Worldwide, harmful emissions from coal power plants cause many illnesses contribute to
premature deaths burden. Despite its high impact on human health and being a major …

The release of metals and metal-containing compounds into the environment is a growing
concern in developed and developing countries, as human exposure to metals is associated …

The present article reviews studies on air solid particles carried out with the use of electron
microscopy. Particle analysis combining scanning and transmission electron microscopy …

We analyzed metals (Mg, Al, Ca, V, Cr, Mn, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, As, Se, Rb, Sr, Ag, Cd, Cs, Ba, Pb
and Bi), water-soluble ions (Na+, NH4+, K+, Ca2+, Cl−, NO3− and SO42−) and …

The measurement of trace element concentration in aerosols is of interest for environmental
studies and for human health assessment. The temporal variability of total suspended …

This paper presents first of its kind results on the aerosol mass concentrations and size
distributions, their chemical properties and columnar aerosol optical depth (AOD) over a …

This study investigated the concentrations of suspended particulate matter£ 10 µm in
diameter (PM 10) and their heavy metal content, including cadmium, lead, chromium, zinc …

This is the twenty-second annual review published in JAAS of the application of atomic
spectrometry to the chemical analysis of environmental samples. In the analysis of air, there …

A biosensor for the determination of heavy metal cations based on glucose oxidase
enzymatic inhibition has been developed. The biosensor was assembled on carbon film …

Epidemiological studies initially considered the impact of total solid particles on human
health, but according to the acquired knowledge about the worse effect of smaller particles …