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 …

Smoke haze episodes, resulting from uncontrolled biomass burning (BB) including forest
and peat fires, continue to occur in Southeast Asia (SEA), affecting air quality, atmospheric …

ABSTRACTDaily 24-hour PM2. 5 samples were collected continuously from January 1 to
December 31, 2010. Elemental concentrations from Al to Pb were obtained using particle …

Southeast Asia (SEA) hosts one of the most complex aerosol systems in the world, with
convoluted meteorological scales, sharp geographic and socioeconomic features, high …

In this study, the positive matrix factorization (PMF) model was used for source
apportionment of ambient PM 2.5 in two locations in the central Tehran from May 2012 …

Cooking is a significant source of indoor particulate matter that can cause adverse health
effects. In this study, a 5-stage cascade impactor was used to collect particulate matter from …

The Surface PARTiculate mAtter Network (SPARTAN) is a long-term project that includes
characterization of chemical and physical attributes of aerosols from filter samples collected …

By modulating the Earth-atmosphere energy, hydrological and biogeochemical cycles, and
affecting regional-to-global weather and climate, biomass burning is recognized as one of …

The chemical composition of PM 2.5 was monitored simultaneously at two sites, one in a
general area of the city center and one at a roadside, in Hanoi, Vietnam, during August 2019 …

In urban areas of Brazil, vehicle emissions are the principal source of fine particulate matter
(PM 2.5). The World Health Organization air quality guidelines state that the annual mean …