Design and performance characteristics of a solar box cooker with phase change material: A feasibility study for Uttarakhand region, India

A Kumar, A Saxena, SD Pandey, SK Joshi - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present work, the thermal performance of a low-cost solar box cooker (SBC) has been
improved through the concept of extended fins and heat storage medium. To achieve the …

Nepal Ambient Monitoring and Source Testing Experiment (NAMaSTE): emissions of particulate matter from wood-and dung-fueled cooking fires, garbage and crop …

T Jayarathne, CE Stockwell, PV Bhave… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
The Nepal Ambient Monitoring and Source Testing Experiment (NAMaSTE) characterized
widespread and under-sampled combustion sources common to South Asia, including brick …

Studies of Atmospheric PM2.5 and its Inorganic Water Soluble Ions and Trace Elements around Southeast Asia: a Review

N Dahari, K Muda, MT Latif, N Hussein - Asia-Pacific Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Air pollution is a worldwide issue that is mainly caused from excessive inhalation of
hazardous PM 2.5 pollutant that is emitted into the air. The objective of this study is to assess …

Chemical characterization and source apportionment of aerosol over mid Brahmaputra Valley, India

P Bhuyan, P Deka, A Prakash, S Balachandran… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Aerosol samples (as PM 10, n= 250) were collected from three rural/remote receptor
locations in the mid Brahmaputra plain region and were chemically characterized for metals …

Exposure to respirable and fine dust particle over North-Central India: chemical characterization, source interpretation, and health risk analysis

P Gupta, M Satsangi, GP Satsangi, A Jangid… - Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
This study enhances the understanding of the particulate matters (PM 2.5 and PM 10) and
their physical and chemical behavior over the Taj Mahal, Agra, in North-Central India. The …

Particulate matter chemical component concentrations and sources in settings of household solid fuel use

MH Secrest, JJ Schauer, EM Carter, J Baumgartner - Indoor Air, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Particulate matter (PM) air pollution derives from combustion and non‐combustion sources
and consists of various chemical species that may differentially impact human health and …

Particle-bound organic and elemental carbons for source identification of PM< 0.1 µm from biomass combustion

H Samae, S Tekasakul, P Tekasakul… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Atmospheric nanoparticles (PM< 0.1 µm) are a major cause of environmental
problems and also affect health risk. To control and reduce these problems, sources …

Biomonitoring of metallic air pollutants in unique habitations of the Brahmaputra Valley using moss species—Atrichum angustatum: spatiotemporal deposition …

S Hussain, RR Hoque - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022 - Springer
In this paper, we have evaluated the bioaccumulation of metals by Atrichum angustatum,
which is a readily available moss species in the Brahmaputra valley, India. A systematic …

Differences in chemical composition of PM2. 5 emissions from traditional versus advanced combustion (semi-gasifier) solid fuel stoves

A Lai, M Shan, M Deng, E Carter, X Yang… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
A common strategy to improve indoor air quality in households burning coal and biomass is
the introduction of advanced combustion solid fuel stoves, which can use existing fuels yet …

Anatomical, physiological, and chemical alterations in lichen (Parmotrema tinctorum (Nyl.) Hale) transplants due to air pollution in two cities of Brahmaputra Valley …

R Daimari, P Bhuyan, S Hussain, S Nayaka… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
The lichen species Parmotrema tinctorum (Nyl.) Hale was transplanted in two cities—Tezpur
(small) and Guwahati (large)—of the Brahmaputra Valley to assess the impact of air …