Ambient coarse particulate matter and human health: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SD Adar, PA Filigrana, N Clements, JL Peel - Current environmental health …, 2014 - Springer
Airborne particles have been linked to increased mortality and morbidity. As most research
has focused on fine particles (PM 2.5), the health implications of coarse particles (PM 10 …

Seasonal variability in bacterial and fungal diversity of the near-surface atmosphere

RM Bowers, N Clements, JB Emerson… - … science & technology, 2013 - ACS Publications
Bacteria and fungi are ubiquitous throughout the Earth's lower atmosphere where they often
represent an important component of atmospheric aerosols with the potential to impact …

Natural soiling of photovoltaic cover plates and the impact on transmission

L Boyle, H Flinchpaugh, MP Hannigan - Renewable Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic (PV) and other solar energy systems are known to lose efficiency as a result of
the accumulation of dust on the surface of the panels. These losses have been difficult to …

Concentrations and source insights for trace elements in fine and coarse particulate matter

N Clements, J Eav, M Xie, MP Hannigan… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The Colorado Coarse Rural–Urban Sources and Health (CCRUSH) study is a multi-
year study focused on characterizing the mass, composition and sources of coarse …

Increases in wintertime PM2. 5 sodium and chloride linked to snowfall and road salt application

KR Kolesar, CN Mattson, PK Peterson, NW May… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - Elsevier
The application of salts and salty brines to roads is common practice during the winter in
many urban environments. Road salts can become aerosolized, thereby injecting sodium …

Performance assessment of a portable nephelometer for outdoor particle mass measurement

Z Wang, D Wang, ZR Peng, M Cai, Q Fu… - … Science: Processes & …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The availability of portable nephelometers has improved assessment of exposure to
atmospheric particles at a high resolution regarding space and time. However …

Comparisons of urban and rural PM and PM mass concentrations and semi-volatile fractions in northeastern Colorado

N Clements, MP Hannigan, SL Miller… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
Coarse (PM 10-2.5) and fine (PM 2.5) particulate matter in the atmosphere adversely affect
human health and influence climate. While PM 2.5 is relatively well studied, less is known …

Sampling and conditioning artifacts of PM2. 5 in filter-based samplers

CN Liu, SF Lin, A Awasthi, CJ Tsai, YC Wu… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - Elsevier
Field studies were conducted at Taiwan National Chiao-Tung University (NCTU) campus to
evaluate the evaporation loss of fine particles (PM 2.5) collected by the multi-filter PM 10 …

Urban and rural coarse aerosol mass across the United States: Spatial and seasonal variability and long-term trends

JL Hand, TE Gill, BA Schichtel - Atmospheric Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Coarse aerosol mass (CM= PM 10− PM 2.5, mass of particles with aerodynamic diameters
between 2.5 and 10 μm) has important environmental and climate impacts. Examining the …

Exposures to and origins of carbonaceous PM2. 5 in a cookstove intervention in Northern Ghana

R Piedrahita, E Kanyomse, E Coffey, M Xie… - Science of The Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract REACCTING (Research on Emissions Air Quality, Climate, and Cooking
Technologies in Northern Ghana) was a 200-home cookstove intervention study from 2013 …