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Erin Flanagan, Emilie Stroh, Anna Oudin and Ebba Malmqvist
Environmental injustice, characterized by lower socioeconomic status (SES) persons being subjected to higher air pollution concentrations, was explored among pregnant women in Scania, Sweden. Understanding if the general reduction of air pollution record...
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Magdalena Penkala, Pawel Ogrodnik and Wioletta Rogula-Kozlowska
Along with house heating and industry, emissions from road traffic (exhaust and tire, brake, car body or road surface abrasions) are one of the primary sources of particulate matter (PM) in the atmosphere in urban areas. Though numerous regulations and v...
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Dirga Kumar Lamichhane, Jong Han Leem and Hwan Cheol Kim
This study was undertaken to investigate the associations between chronic exposure to particulate matter of medium aerodynamic diameter =10 or =2.5 µm (PM10 or PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels and lung function and to examine a possible change in...
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Ali Al-Hemoud, Janvier Gasana, Abdullah N. Al-Dabbous, Ahmad Al-Shatti and Ahmad Al-Khayat
Ambient air pollution in terms of fine and coarse particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) has been shown to increase adult and infant mortalities. Most studies have estimated the risk of mortalities through attributable proportions and number of excess cases...
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Casey D. Bray, William Battye, Pornpan Uttamang, Priya Pillai and Viney P. Aneja
Ambient concentrations of both fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than 10 micron (PM10) were measured from 10 June 2015 to 13 July 2015 at three locations surrounding the Cheswick Power Plant, which i...
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Nwabueze Emekwuru and Obuks Ejohwomu
Air pollution is a concern in the West Africa region where it is known that meteorological parameters such as ambient temperature and humidity can affect the particulate matter loading through atmospheric convection and dry deposition. In this study, we ...
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Yushan Su, Uwayemi Sofowote, Anthony Munoz, Michael Noble, Chris Charron, Aaron Todd, Valbona Celo, Ewa Dabek-Zlotorzynska, Alla Kryukova and Teresa Switzer
Large mineral deposits have been discovered in Ontario?s Far North and are being considered for further development. Particulate matter and trace elements can be emitted from potential mining activities and these air pollutants are associated with health...
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Kathleen M. Navarro, Don Schweizer, John R. Balmes and Ricardo Cisneros
Prescribed fire, intentionally ignited low-intensity fires, and managed wildfires—wildfires that are allowed to burn for land management benefit—could be used as a land management tool to create forests that are resilient to wildland fire. Th...
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Constantini Samara
This article presents the distribution of the dithiothreitol-based (DTT) redox activity of water-soluble airborne particulate matter (PM) from two urban sites in the city of Thessaloniki, northern Greece in four size ranges (<0.49, 0.49?0.97, 0.97?3.0...
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Li Wang, Buqing Zhong, Sotiris Vardoulakis, Fengying Zhang, Eva Pilot, Yonghua Li, Linsheng Yang, Wuyi Wang and Thomas Krafft
Air pollution is an important public health problem in Europe and there is evidence that it exacerbates health inequities. This calls for effective strategies and targeted interventions. In this study, we conducted a systematic review to evaluate the eff...
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Tafadzwa Makonese, Daniel M. Masekameni, Harold J. Annegarn, Patricia B.C. Forbes
Despite extensive electrification of low-income residential areas on the South African Highveld, extensive use is still made of wood and coal as domestic fuels, particularly for winter space heating. In informal settlements characterised by poverty and l...
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Marta García Vivanco,Manuel Santiago,Miguel Sánchez,Mª Ángeles Clavero,Esther Borrás,Milagros Ródenas,Francisco Alacreu,M. Vázquez,E. Clemente,R. Porras,A. Muñoz,Ariel Stein
Secondary organic aerosols (SOA) constitute a significant fraction of the atmospheric particulate matter. Theses particles are formed as a consequence of the oxidation reaction of certain organic gases that leads to the formation of low-volatility compou...
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Miguel Zavala,H. Barrera,J. Morante,L.T. Molina
This study investigates the effects of using the US-EPA MOVES2010a model for estimating PM2.5 emission factors in the Mexican vehicle fleet; the results are compared with the current PM2.5 emissions estimates in the 2005 Mexican National Emissions Invent...
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P. ROY,P. KUMAR SIKDAR,G. SINGH,A. KUMAR PAL
Samples of particulate matter of size 10 micron (PM10) were collected in Talcher, Orissa (India) from six sites with different land-uses. The sampling was done concurrently twice a week during the months of June 2008, November 2008 and January 2009. The ...
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Ramzi M. Kafoury and James Kelley
Ozone, a highly reactive oxidant gas is a major component of photochemical smog. As an inhaled toxicant, ozone induces its adverse effects mainly on the lung. Inhalation of particulate matter has been reported to cause airway inflammation in humans and a...
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Oleksii Klymenko
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This study analyzes the change in the calculated reduced emissions of pollutants by all major categories of road vehicles of European environmental classes from "Euro-0" to "Euro-6". It covers cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, buses, and category ...
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Sungroul Kim, Jungeun Lee, Sujung Park, Guillaume Rudasingwa, Sangwoon Lee, Sol Yu and Dae Hyun Lim
Various studies have indicated that particulate matter <2.5 µm (PM2.5) could cause adverse health effects on pulmonary functions in susceptible groups, especially asthmatic children. Although the impact of ambient PM2.5 on children?s lower respiratory he...
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Gonçalo Marques, Cristina Roque Ferreira and Rui Pitarma
Occupational health can be strongly influenced by the indoor environment as people spend 90% of their time indoors. Although indoor air quality (IAQ) is not typically monitored, IAQ parameters could be in many instances very different from those defined ...
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Thaddaeus Egondi, Remare Ettarh, Catherine Kyobutungi, Nawi Ng and Joacim Rocklöv
Exposure to air pollution is associated with adverse health outcomes. However, the health burden related to ambient outdoor air pollution in sub-Saharan Africa remains unclear. This study examined the relationship between exposure to outdoor air pollutio...
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Hee-Joo Cho, Jia Kang, Dohyeong Kim, Arom Seo, Minhan Park, Hungsoo Joo and Kihong Park
Mass concentrations of chemical constituents (organics, nitrate, sulfate, ammonium, chloride, and black carbon (BC)) and the number size distribution of submicrometer particles in the ambient atmosphere were continuously measured in urban Gwangju, Korea,...
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