Several epidemiologic and toxicological studies have commonly viewed ambient fine
particulate matter (PM2. 5), defined as particles having an aerodynamic diameter of less …

This review provides a community's perspective on air quality research focusing mainly on
developments over the past decade. The article provides perspectives on current and future …

The literature on atmospheric particulate matter (PM), or atmospheric aerosol, has increased
enormously over the last 2 decades and amounts now to some 1500–2000 papers per year …

Efforts have been made to relate measured concentrations of airborne constituents to their
origins for more than 50 years. During this time interval, there have been developments in …

Black carbon aerosol plays a unique and important role in Earth's climate system. Black
carbon is a type of carbonaceous material with a unique combination of physical properties …

Road traffic is one of the main sources of particulate matter in the atmosphere. Despite its
importance, there are significant challenges in quantitative evaluation of its contribution to …

Air-borne pollutants in particulate matter (PM) form, produced either physically during
industrial processes or certain biological routes, have posed a great threat to human health …

Shipping emissions are currently increasing and will most likely continue to do so in the
future due to the increase of global-scale trade. Ship emissions have the potential to …

East Asian countries experience severe air pollution owing to their rapid development and
urbanization induced by substantial economic activities. South Korea and China are among …

The last 17 years have seen three major outbreaks caused by coronaviruses, with the latest
outbreak, COVID-19, declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The frequency …