[HTML][HTML] Child exposure to indoor and outdoor air pollutants in schools in Barcelona, Spain

I Rivas, M Viana, T Moreno, M Pandolfi, F Amato… - Environment …, 2014 - Elsevier
Proximity to road traffic involves higher health risks because of atmospheric pollutants. In
addition to outdoor air, indoor air quality contributes to overall exposure. In the framework of …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrafine particles and PM2. 5 in the air of cities around the world: Are they representative of each other?

AL De Jesus, MM Rahman, M Mazaheri… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
Can mitigating only particle mass, as the existing air quality measures do, ultimately lead to
reduction in ultrafine particles (UFP)? The aim of this study was to provide a broader urban …

[HTML][HTML] Uncertainties in source allocation of carbonaceous aerosols in a Mediterranean region

H Navarro-Barboza, M Pandolfi, M Guevara… - Environment …, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding the atmospheric processes involving carbonaceous aerosols (CAs) is crucial
for assessing air pollution impacts on human health and climate. The sources and formation …

The relative contributions of traffic and non-traffic sources in ultrafine particle formations in Tehran mega city

F Jafarigol, S Yousefi, A Darvishi Omrani, Y Rashidi… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Emissions of ultrafine particles (UFPs; diameter< 100 nm) are strongly associated with traffic-
related emissions and are a growing global concern in urban environments. The aim of this …

Detection of Saharan dust and biomass burning events using near-real-time intensive aerosol optical properties in the north-western Mediterranean

M Ealo, A Alastuey, A Ripoll, N Pérez… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
The study of Saharan dust events (SDEs) and biomass burning (BB) emissions are both
topics of great scientific interest since they are frequent and important polluting scenarios …

Toxic assessment of urban atmospheric particle-bound PAHs: relevance of composition and particle size in Barcelona (Spain)

SR Mesquita, BL van Drooge, C Reche… - Environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
Zebrafish embryotoxicity and dioxin-like activity levels were tested for particulate air samples
from an urban background site in Barcelona (Spain). Samples were collected during 14 …

Health impact assessment of port-sourced air pollution in Barcelona

N Mueller, M Cirach, A Ambros, C Daher… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Air pollution is a major health risk factor. Ports might be an understudied source
of air pollution. Methods We conducted a spatial health impact assessment (HIA) of port …

Long-term real-time chemical characterization of submicron aerosols at Montsec (southern Pyrenees, 1570 m asl)

A Ripoll, MC Minguillón, J Pey… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
Real-time measurements of inorganic (sulfate, nitrate, ammonium, chloride and black
carbon (BC)) and organic submicron aerosols (particles with an aerodynamic diameter of …

Determinants of aerosol lung-deposited surface area variation in an urban environment

C Reche, M Viana, M Brines, N Pérez… - Science of the total …, 2015 - Elsevier
Ultrafine particles are characterized by a high surface area per mass. Particle surface has
been reported to play a significant role in determining the toxicological activity of ultrafine …

The effect of mineral dust transport on PM10 concentrations and physical properties in Istanbul during 2007–2014

RM Flores, N Kaya, Ö Eşer, Ş Saltan - Atmospheric Research, 2017 - Elsevier
Mineral dust is the most significant source of natural particulate matter. In urban regions,
where> 50% of the world population is currently living, local emissions of particulate matter …