Lockdown amid COVID-19 ascendancy over ambient particulate matter pollution anomaly

MA Hassan, T Mehmood, E Lodhi, M Bilal… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Air is a diverse mixture of gaseous and suspended solid particles. Several new substances
are being added to the air daily, polluting it and causing human health effects. Particulate …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term evaluation of a low-cost air sensor network for monitoring indoor and outdoor air quality at the community scale

RE Connolly, Q Yu, Z Wang, YH Chen, JZ Liu… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Given the growing interest in community air quality monitoring using low-cost sensors, 30
PurpleAir II sensors (12 outdoor and 18 indoor) were deployed in partnership with …

Spatial and temporal variation of chemical composition and mass closure of ambient coarse particulate matter (PM10–2.5) in the Los Angeles area

K Cheung, N Daher, W Kam, MM Shafer, Z Ning… - Atmospheric …, 2011 - Elsevier
To study the seasonal and spatial characteristics, as well as chemical composition of coarse
(2.5–10 μm) particulate matter (PM), 10 sampling sites were set up in different areas (urban …

Particulate matter (PM) concentrations in underground and ground-level rail systems of the Los Angeles Metro

W Kam, K Cheung, N Daher, C Sioutas - Atmospheric Environment, 2011 - Elsevier
Elevated concentrations of particulate matter (PM) have been found in a number of
worldwide underground transit systems, with major implications regarding exposure of …

Seasonal and spatial variation in dithiothreitol (DTT) activity of quasi-ultrafine particles in the Los Angeles Basin and its association with chemical species

A Saffari, N Daher, MM Shafer, JJ Schauer… - … Science and Health …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
A year-long sampling campaign of quasi-ultrafine particles (dp< 0.25 μm) was conducted at
10 distinct sites representing source, urban and/or near-freeway, rural receptor and desert …

Human health risk assessment of airborne trace elements in Dhanbad, India

S Jena, G Singh - Atmospheric Pollution Research, 2017 - Elsevier
Trace element concentrations in PM 10 were investigated for their distribution, source
apportionment and health impact assessment in Dhanbad, Jharkhand. PM 10 at ten …

Morphological, Mineralogical, and Biochemical Characteristics of Particulate Matter in Three Size Fractions (PM10, PM2.5, and PM1) in the Urban Environment

S Ahmad, B Zeb, A Ditta, K Alam, U Shahid… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Air pollution in megacities is increasing due to the dense population index, increasing
vehicles, industries, and burning activities that negatively impact human health and climate …

Trend analysis of observational PM10 concentrations in Shimla city, India

R Ganguly, D Sharma, P Kumar - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2019 - Elsevier
The present study aims to evaluate the long-term trends of PM 10 at two monitoring stations
(an urban and a background station) in Shimla city, in India during the period 2011–2017 …

Source apportionment by PMF on elemental concentrations obtained by PIXE analysis of PM10 samples collected at the vicinity of lignite power plants and mines in …

M Manousakas, E Diapouli, H Papaefthymiou… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Particulate matter (PM) is an important constituent of atmospheric pollution especially in
areas under the influence of industrial emissions. Megalopolis is a small city of 10,000 …

Air pollution in Germany: Spatio-temporal variations and their driving factors based on continuous data from 2008 to 2018

X Liu, H Hadiatullah, P Tai, Y Xu, X Zhang… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study analyzed long-term observational data of particulate matter (PM 2.5, PM 10)
variability, gaseous pollutants (CO, NO 2, NO X, SO 2, and O 3), and meteorological factors …