Plastic rain—Atmospheric microplastics deposition in urban and peri-urban areas of Patna City, Bihar, India: Distribution, characteristics, transport, and source …

N Parashar, S Hait - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Evidence of atmospheric microplastics (MPs) deposition in India is scarce though reports of
MPs pollution in other environmental media exist. Henceforth, this study for the first time …

Chemical characterization, source apportionment and transport pathways of PM2. 5 and PM10 over Indo Gangetic Plain of India

S Jain, SK Sharma, MK Srivastava, A Chatterjee… - Urban Climate, 2021 - Elsevier
The present work depicts the spatial and temporal variations in chemical characteristics and
sources of PM 2.5 and PM 10 over Indo Gangetic Plain (IGP) of India from January 2015 to …

Valuing burden of premature mortality attributable to air pollution in major million-plus non-attainment cities of India

M Nair, H Bherwani, S Mirza, S Anjum, R Kumar - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Accelerating growth due to industrialization and urbanization has improved the Indian
economy but simultaneously has deteriorated human health, environment, and ecosystem …

Five-year Ground-based Observation Trend of PM2.5 and PM10, and Comparison with MERRA-2 Data over India

AK Alang, SG Aggarwal - Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment, 2022 - Springer
A comprehensive analysis of pollutant's trend and their measurement techniques are crucial
for evaluating the air quality, and thereby helpful in formulating better control policies. In this …

Identification and apportionment of local and long-range sources of PM2. 5 in two East-Mediterranean sites

M Fadel, D Courcot, M Seigneur, A Kfoury… - Atmospheric pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The East Mediterranean and Middle East (EMME) region is a global climate hotspot
that suffers from a lack of robust environmental data. This region, especially the Middle East …

Understanding the influence of summer biomass burning on air quality in North India: Eight cities field campaign study

K Ravindra, T Singh, V Singh, S Chintalapati… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Near real-time monitoring of major air pollutants, ie, particulate matter (PM 10, PM 2.5, PM
1), trace gases (O 3, CO, NO, NO 2, NO x, NH 3, CO 2, SO 2) and Volatile Organic …

PM2. 5 pollution exceeding Indian standard over a semi-urban region at eastern IGP: Chemistry, meteorological impact, and long-range transport

S Mukherjee, GK Singh, M Dutta, V Srivastava… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
A year-long study (January–December 2019) on the chemical characterization and
meteorological impact on PM 2.5 was conducted over a semi-urban station, Shyamnagar, in …

Review of morphological and chemical characteristics of particulates from compression ignition engines

AK Agarwal, M Krishnamoorthi - International Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Particulates from compression ignition (CI) engines have received serious attention in the
last two decades. CI engines emit higher particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) …

Long term assessment of firework emissions and air quality during Diwali festival and impact of 2020 fireworks ban on air quality over the states of Indo Gangetic …

K Ravindra, S Kumar, S Mor - Atmospheric Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The study assesses 13 air pollutants, including VOCs from fireworks during the Diwali
festival from 2017 to 2020, in six Indo Gangetic Plains (IGP) states. Percentage increase in 8 …

Application of land-use regression model with regularization algorithm to assess PM2. 5 and PM10 concentration and health risk in Kolkata Metropolitan

K Das, ND Chatterjee, D Jana, RK Bhattacharya - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
Present research aimed to develop monthly and annual land-use regression (LUR) model
for simulation of particulate matter (PM) concentration using conventional linear regression …