Megacities and atmospheric pollution

MJ Molina, LT Molina - Journal of the Air & Waste Management …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
About half of the world's population now lives in urban areas because of the opportunity for a
better quality of life. Many of these urban centers are expanding rapidly, leading to the …

A review of traffic-related air pollution exposure assessment studies in the develo** world

X Han, LP Naeher - Environment international, 2006 - Elsevier
Exposure assessment studies in the develo** world are important. Although recent years
have seen an increasing number of traffic-related pollution exposure studies, exposure …

Global atmospheric emission inventory of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) for 2004

Y Zhang, S Tao - Atmospheric environment, 2009 - Elsevier
The global atmospheric emissions of the 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) listed
as the US EPA priority pollutants were estimated using reported emission activity and …

Source identification and health risk assessment of atmospheric PM2. 5-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Jamshedpur, India

A Kumar, B Ambade, TK Sankar, SS Sethi… - Sustainable cities and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Occurrence and persistence of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the environment
pose a serious human health risk. In this study, the sources and characteristics of 16 …

The health effects of combustion-generated aerosols

IM Kennedy - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2007 - Elsevier
The link between exposure to fine particles in the atmosphere and adverse health effects
has been well-established by epidemiological studies. Most of the fine and ultrafine material …

Air pollution and your brain: what do you need to know right now

L Calderón-Garcidueñas… - Primary health care …, 2015 - cambridge.org
Research links air pollution mostly to respiratory and cardiovascular disease. The effects of
air pollution on the central nervous system (CNS) are not broadly recognized. Urban outdoor …

Biology of diesel exhaust effects on respiratory function

M Riedl, D Diaz-Sanchez - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2005 - Elsevier
In recent decades, clinicians and scientists have witnessed a significant increase in the
prevalence of allergic rhinitis and asthma. The factors underlying this phenomenon are …

Atmospheric levels and health risk of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) bound to PM2. 5 in Guangzhou, China

J Liu, R Man, S Ma, J Li, Q Wu, J Peng - Marine pollution bulletin, 2015 - Elsevier
The polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in PM 2.5 contribute significantly to health risk.
The objectives of this study were to assess the occurrence and variation in the …

Soot particle studies—instrument inter-comparison—project overview

ES Cross, TB Onasch, A Ahern, W Wrobel… - Aerosol Science and …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
An inter-comparison study of instruments designed to measure the microphysical and optical
properties of soot particles was completed. The following mass-based instruments were …

Air quality in North America's most populous city–overview of the MCMA-2003 campaign

LT Molina, CE Kolb, B De Foy, BK Lamb… - Atmospheric …, 2007 - acp.copernicus.org
Exploratory field measurements in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area (MCMA) in February
2002 set the stage for a major air quality field measurement campaign in the spring of 2003 …