Source apportionment of particle number concentrations: A global review

PK Hopke, Y Feng, Q Dai - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
There are strong indications that exposure to ultrafine particles (UFP)(mobility diameters≤
100 nm) can induce adverse health effects. UFP can be present in the atmosphere through …

[HTML][HTML] Source apportionment of PM2. 5 in Seoul, South Korea and Bei**g, China using dispersion normalized PMF

J Park, H Kim, Y Kim, J Heo, SW Kim, K Jeon… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
East Asian countries experience severe air pollution owing to their rapid development and
urbanization induced by substantial economic activities. South Korea and China are among …

Airborne particle number concentrations in China: a critical review

Y Zhu, ID Sulaymon, X **e, J Mao, S Guo, M Hu… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Particle number concentration (PNC) is an important parameter for evaluating the
environmental health and climate effects of particulate matter (PM). A good understanding of …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in source specific PM2. 5 from 2010 to 2019 in New York and New Jersey identified by dispersion normalized PMF

Y Chen, DQ Rich, PK Hopke - Atmospheric Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Since the Clean Air Act amendments of 1970, various efforts have been made in the
United States to control ambient particulate matter and improve air quality. Although …

Trends of source apportioned PM2. 5 in Tian** over 2013–2019: impacts of clean air actions

Q Dai, J Chen, X Wang, T Dai, Y Tian, X Bi, G Shi… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract A long-term (2013–2019) PM 2.5 speciation dataset measured in Tian**, the
largest industrial city in northern China, was analyzed with dispersion normalized positive …

[HTML][HTML] Long term trends in source apportioned particle number concentrations in Rochester NY

PK Hopke, Y Chen, DC Chalupa, DQ Rich - Environmental Pollution, 2024 - Elsevier
During the past two decades, efforts have been made to further reduce particulate air
pollution across New York State through various Federal and State policy implementations …

[HTML][HTML] Measurement of road traffic brake and tyre dust emissions using both particle composition and size distribution data

DCS Beddows, RM Harrison, T Gonet, BA Maher… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Estimates of tyre and brake wear emission factors are presented, derived from data collected
from roadside and urban background sites on the premises of the University of Birmingham …

[HTML][HTML] Multiply improved positive matrix factorization for source apportionment of volatile organic compounds during the COVID-19 shutdown in Tian**, China

Y Gu, B Liu, Q Dai, Y Zhang, M Zhou, Y Feng… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ambient concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) vary with emission rates,
meteorology, and chemistry. Conventional positive matrix factorization (PMF) loses …

[HTML][HTML] A traffic-induced shift of ultrafine particle sources under COVID-19 soft lockdown in a subtropical urban area

TL Chen, TC Hsiao, AY Chen, KE Chang, TC Lin… - Environment …, 2024 - Elsevier
During the unprecedented COVID-19 city lockdown, a unique opportunity arose to dissect
the intricate dynamics of urban air quality, focusing on ultrafine particles (UFPs) and volatile …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term PM2. 5 source analyses in New York City from the perspective of dispersion normalized PMF

Y Chen, DQ Rich, PK Hopke - Atmospheric Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Receptor models like positive matric factorization (PMF) have been widely used in
atmospheric studies for source identification and quantification. However, one of the issues …