This overview discusses the ideas behind a collection of articles by invited authors on a
diverse range of complex chemical mixtures and analytical methods which represent some …

Commercial chemicals are used extensively across urban centres worldwide, posing a
potential exposure risk to 4.2 billion people. Harmful chemicals are often assessed on the …

Organophosphate triesters (tri-OPEs) have found substantial use as plasticizers and flame
retardants in commercial and industrial products. Despite upcoming potential restrictions on …

Pollution from vehicle tires has received world-wide research attention due to its ubiquity
and toxicity. In this study, we measured various tire-derived contaminants semi-quantitatively …

Organophosphate esters (OPEs) are chemicals of global concern due to their adverse
effects on humans and the environment. Environmental OPEs are thought to originate via …

The long-term time trends of atmospheric pollutants at eight Arctic monitoring stations are
reported. The work was conducted under the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme …

The Stockholm Convention is key to addressing the global threats of persistent organic
pollutants (POPs) to humanity and the environment. It has been successful in identifying new …

Cities are drivers of the global economy, containing products and industries that emit many
chemicals. Here, we use the Multimedia Urban Model (MUM) to estimate atmospheric …

An increasing number of alternative flame retardants (FRs) are being introduced, following
the international bans on the use of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) commercial …

Organic vapors emitted during solvent use are important precursors of secondary organic
aerosols (SOAs). Industrial coatings are a major class of solvents that emit volatile and …