The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on the air quality of Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

I Anil, O Alagha - Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2021 - Springer
Since the identification of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, the
death toll from the direct infection by COVID-19 has exceeded 775,000, and more than 21 …

Climatic conditions and concentrations of BTEX compounds in atmospheric media

AH Khoshakhlagh, S Yazdanirad, A Ducatman - Environmental Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Climatic and meteorological conditions are among the factors affecting the ambient
concentrations of BTEX compounds. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to …

A study on the performance of low-cost sensors for source apportionment at an urban background site

D Bousiotis, D Beddows, A Singh… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - amt.copernicus.org
Knowledge of air pollution sources is important in policymaking and air pollution mitigation.
Until recently, source apportion analyses were limited and only possible with the use of …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of climatic conditions on the carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risk of BTEX compounds: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AH Khoshakhlagh, S Yazdanirad, HM Moda… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climatic conditions are one of the most important factors affecting the risk level associated
with exposure to benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) compounds. This …

Probabilistic human health risk assessment and contributions to ozone and SOA formation potentials associated with BTEX and formaldehyde emissions in a tropical …

LPS Cruz, FOC da Rocha, MS Moreira… - Air Quality, Atmosphere …, 2023 - Springer
The BTEX compounds (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes) and formaldehyde
(FA) have harmful impacts on human health and are also important precursors of …

Peaks, sources, and immediate health impacts of PM2.5 and PM1 exposure in Indonesia and Taiwan with microsensors

SCC Lung, MCM Tsou, CHC Cheng… - Journal of Exposure …, 2024 - nature.com
Background Microsensors have been used for the high-resolution particulate matter (PM)
monitoring. Objectives This study applies PM and health microsensors with the objective of …

Development of a smartphone-based real time cost-effective VOC sensor

T Das, M Mohar - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Air pollution by various volatile organic compounds (VOC) is a matter of concern for us. So in
this regard, designing real-time VOC responsive materials is gaining attention across the …

Source apportionment of ambient black carbon during the COVID-19 lockdown

I Anil, O Alagha - International Journal of Environmental Research and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Black carbon (BC) particles being emitted from mobile and stationary emission sources as a
result of combustion activities have significant impacts on human health and climate change …

Spatiotemporal distribution of pollutants and impact of local meteorology on source influence on pollutants' level in a traffic air-shed in Lagos megacity, Nigeria

AP Olufemi, OG Fawole, OK Owoade… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Pollution from vehicular emissions is a major cause of poor air quality observed in many
urban and semi-urban towns and cities. As such, this study was conducted to assess air …

Groundwater quality assessment in Ondo city, Southwestern Nigeria

AP Olufemi, AS Adebayo, OR Omokungbe, O Ovie… - Polytechnica, 2024 - Springer
Groundwater is an important source for drinking water supply in the hard rock terrain of
Ondo town, southwestern Nigeria. Groundwater quality was investigated in Ondo town to …