Coarse and fine aerosol source apportionment in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

MLDP Godoy, JM Godoy, LA Roldao, DS Soluri… - Atmospheric …, 2009 - Elsevier
The metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro is one of the twenty biggest urban agglomerations
in the world, with 11 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area, and has a high population …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of the trace elements level in urban atmospheric particulate matter and source apportionment in Islamabad, Pakistan

MH Shah, N Shaheen, R Nazir - Atmospheric pollution research, 2012 - Elsevier
The present study was conducted to investigate the distribution, correlation, source
apportionment and enrichment of trace elements (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb, Sb and Zn) in …

Atmospheric concentrations and dry deposition fluxes of particulate trace metals in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

PAP Pereira, WA Lopes, LS Carvalho… - Atmospheric …, 2007 - Elsevier
Respiratory system is the major route of entry for airborne particulates, being the effect on
the human organism dependent on chemical composition of the particles, exposure time …

Assessment of heavy metals in the particulate matter of two Brazilian metropolitan areas by using Tillandsia usneoides as atmospheric biomonitor

NA Vianna, D Gonçalves, F Brandão… - … Science and Pollution …, 2011 - Springer
Purpose The aims of this paper were to quantify the heavy metals (HM) in the air of different
sites in Rio de Janeiro (RJ) and Salvador (SA) using Tillandsia usneoides (Bromeliaceae) …

Study of the chemical composition of particulate matter from the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan region, Brazil, by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry and …

VL Mateus, ILG Monteiro, RCC Rocha… - … Acta Part B: Atomic …, 2013 - Elsevier
Air quality in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro was evaluated by analysis of
particulate matter (PM) in industrial (Santa Cruz) and rural (Seropédica) areas. Total …

Evaluation of bioaccessible heavy metal fractions in PM10 from the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil, using a simulated lung fluid

LID da Silva, L Yokoyama, LB Maia, MIC Monteiro… - Microchemical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Bioaccessibility studies are important for the estimation of the potential effects on human
health caused by metals present in inhalable airborne particulate matter (APM) since their …

Particle pollution in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: increase and decrease of pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-6 and IL-8 in human lung cells

RI Rodríguez-Cotto, MG Ortiz-Martínez… - Environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
Particle pollution from urban and industrialized regions in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil was
analyzed for toxic and pro-inflammatory (cytokines: IL-6, IL-8, IL-10) responses in human …

Evaluation of levels, sources and distribution of toxic elements in PM10 in a suburban industrial region, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

VE Toledo, PB de Almeida Júnior, SL Quiterio… - Environmental …, 2008 - Springer
Abstract The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation Campus (FIOCRUZ), in a suburban region of the city
of Rio de Janeiro, was selected as a case study to assess the pollution released from …

Statistical analysis of atmospheric trace metals and particulate fractions in Islamabad, Pakistan

MH Shah, N Shaheen - Journal of hazardous materials, 2007 - Elsevier
Airborne suspended particulate matter was collected on glass fibre filters in urban
atmosphere of Islamabad, Pakistan, using high volume sampler. The particulate samples …

Air quality monitoring assessment during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

LMB Ventura, MB Ramos, A Gioda, BB França… - Environmental …, 2019 - Springer
In 2009, the city of Rio de Janeiro was announced as the host city of the 2016 Olympic
Games (Rio 2016). For this event, the Brazilian government, in partnership with the …