A global perspective of fine particulate matter pollution and its health effects

A Mukherjee, M Agrawal - Reviews of Environmental Contamination and …, 2018 - Springer
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 …

A review on ambient and indoor air pollution status in Africa

KE Agbo, C Walgraeve, JI Eze, PE Ugwoke… - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
In spite of the global outcry for urgent action against air pollution, most African countries lack
functional air quality monitoring stations and data there from; making air quality …

Impact of city lockdown on the air quality of COVID-19-hit of Wuhan city

X Lian, J Huang, R Huang, C Liu, L Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
A series of strict lockdown measures were implemented in the areas of China worst affected
by coronavirus disease 19, including Wuhan, to prevent the disease spreading. The …

[HTML][HTML] Source apportionment of PM2. 5 in Seoul, South Korea and Beijing, China using dispersion normalized PMF

J Park, H Kim, Y Kim, J Heo, SW Kim, K Jeon… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Real-time measurement and source apportionment of elements in Delhi's atmosphere

P Rai, M Furger, I El Haddad, V Kumar, L Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Delhi, the capital of India, suffers from heavy local emissions as well as regional transport of
air pollutants, resulting in severe aerosol loadings. To determine the sources of these …

Air quality assessment and pollution forecasting using artificial neural networks in Metropolitan Lima-Peru

CH Cordova, MNL Portocarrero, R Salas, R Torres… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The prediction of air pollution is of great importance in highly populated areas because it
directly impacts both the management of the city's economic activity and the health of its …

Pollution characteristics of PM2. 5 during high concentration periods in summer and winter in Ulsan, the largest industrial city in South Korea

SJ Lee, HY Lee, SJ Kim, HJ Kang, H Kim, YK Seo… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
High PM 2.5 episodes frequently occur in Northeast Asia, and the source− receptor
relationship for PM 2.5 in megacities is a critical issue. As the largest industrial city in South …

Heavy metals in industrially emitted particulate matter in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

LT Ogundele, OK Owoade, PK Hopke, FS Olise - Environmental research, 2017 - Elsevier
Iron and steel smelting facilities generate large quantities of airborne particulate matter (PM)
through their various activities and production processes. The resulting PM that contains a …

Occurrence of benzothiazole and its derivates in tire wear, road dust, and roadside soil

J Zhang, X Zhang, L Wu, T Wang, J Zhao, Y Zhang… - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Benzothiazole (BT) and its derivates are commonly used as vulcanization accelerators in
rubber production. Information on the occurrence of BTs in road dust (RD) and on human …

Long term spatiotemporal trends and health risk assessment of remotely sensed PM2. 5 concentrations in Nigeria

S Tariq, A Mariam, U Mehmood - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
PM 2.5 is an important indicator reflecting air quality variations. Currently, environmental
pollution related issues have become more severe that significantly threaten human health …