Sources of particulate-matter air pollution and its oxidative potential in Europe

KR Daellenbach, G Uzu, J Jiang, LE Cassagnes… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Particulate matter is a component of ambient air pollution that has been linked to millions of
annual premature deaths globally,–. Assessments of the chronic and acute effects of …

Aerosol health effects from molecular to global scales

M Shiraiwa, K Ueda, A Pozzer, G Lammel… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
Poor air quality is globally the largest environmental health risk. Epidemiological studies
have uncovered clear relationships of gaseous pollutants and particulate matter (PM) with …

[HTML][HTML] Contribution of water-soluble extracts to the oxidative and inflammatory effects of atmospheric aerosols: A critical review

AS Almeida, BM Neves, RMBO Duarte - Environmental Pollution, 2024 - Elsevier
Exposure to atmospheric particulate matter (PM) has been associated with heightened risks
of lung cancer, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. PM exposure also affects the …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrafine particles and PM2. 5 in the air of cities around the world: Are they representative of each other?

AL De Jesus, MM Rahman, M Mazaheri… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
Can mitigating only particle mass, as the existing air quality measures do, ultimately lead to
reduction in ultrafine particles (UFP)? The aim of this study was to provide a broader urban …

Aerosol nanoparticle control by electrostatic precipitation and filtration processes—A review

FA Lima, GB Medeiros, PAM Chagas, ML Aguiar… - Powders, 2023 - mdpi.com
The growing increase in emissions of ultrafine particles or nanoparticles by industries and
urban centers has become worrisome due to the potential adverse health effects when …

Urban PM2. 5 oxidative potential: Importance of chemical species and comparison of two spectrophotometric cell-free assays

M Visentin, A Pagnoni, E Sarti, MC Pietrogrande - Environmental pollution, 2016 - Elsevier
Oxidative potential (OP) of particulate matter (PM)− defined as the capacity of PM to oxidize
target molecules generating reactive oxygen species (ROS)− has been proposed as a more …

Long-term trends in concentrations and sources of PM2. 5–bound metals and elements in central Los Angeles

VJ Farahani, E Soleimanian, M Pirhadi… - Atmospheric Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, we investigated long-term trends in the ambient concentrations and sources of
redox-active metals and trace elements in central Los Angeles over the period of 2005 …

Real-Time Measurements of PM2.5 Oxidative Potential Using a Dithiothreitol Assay in Delhi, India

JV Puthussery, A Singh, P Rai, D Bhattu… - … & Technology Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
The oxidative potential (OP) of ambient particulate matter (PM) is a metric commonly used to
link the aerosol exposure to its adverse health effects. In this study, we report the first-ever …

Associations of oxidative stress and inflammatory biomarkers with chemically-characterized air pollutant exposures in an elderly cohort

X Zhang, N Staimer, DL Gillen, T Tjoa, JJ Schauer… - Environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Exposure to air pollution has been associated with cardiorespiratory morbidity
and mortality. However, the chemical constituents and pollution sources underlying these …

Inflammatory responses to secondary organic aerosols (SOA) generated from biogenic and anthropogenic precursors

WY Tuet, Y Chen, S Fok, JA Champion… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2017 - acp.copernicus.org
Cardiopulmonary health implications resulting from exposure to secondary organic aerosols
(SOA), which comprise a significant fraction of ambient particulate matter (PM), have …