Atomic spectrometry update–a review of advances in environmental analysis

JR Bacon, OT Butler, WRL Cairns, O Cavoura… - Journal of Analytical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Highlights in the field of air analysis included: a new focus on measuring tyre-wear particle
emissions; an interest in using unmanned aerial vehicles for sampling purposes and an …

Dust in the critical zone: north American case studies

J Brahney, RC Heindel, TE Gill, G Carling… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
The dust cycle facilitates the exchange of particles among Earth's major systems, enabling
dust to traverse ecosystems, cross geographic boundaries, and even move uphill against …

Respirable metals, bacteria, and fungi during a Saharan–Sahelian dust event in Houston, Texas

S Das, A McEwen, J Prospero, D Spalink… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Although airborne bacteria and fungi can impact human, animal, plant, and ecosystem
health, very few studies have investigated the possible impact of their long-range transport …

Quantifying international and interstate contributions to primary ambient PM2. 5 and PM10 in a complex metropolitan atmosphere

S Das, JM Prospero, S Chellam - Atmospheric Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
We quantify the contributions of long-range and regionally transported aerosols to ambient
primary PM 2.5 and PM 10 in a representative United States industrialized/urban …

[HTML][HTML] Trans-Saharan migratory patterns in Vanessa cardui and evidence for a southward leapfrog migration

MS Reich, S Ghouri, S Zabudsky, L Hu, M Le Corre… - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
Some insects, such as the painted lady butterfly Vanessa cardui, exhibit complex annual
migratory cycles spanning multiple generations. Traversing extensive seas or deserts is …

[HTML][HTML] Tracing the origin of wood at the regional scale with dendrochemical markers: elemental and strontium and neodymium isotopic composition

AI Štulc, A Poszwa, S Ponton, JL Dupouey… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The dendrochemical approach holds significant promise for determining the geographical
origin of wood as a complementary tool to dendroprovenancing based on tree-ring width …

African dust: Occurrence, health consequences, and impacts on Texas

TE Gill, FM Mims, S Chellam - … Respiratory and Critical …, 2024 - pulmonarychronicles.com
Abstract The drylands of North Africa (Sahara and Sahel) are the world's largest sources of
airborne dust. Clouds of African dust aerosols have been long known to be blown …

Coupling Sr–Nd–Hf Isotope Ratios and Elemental Analysis to Accurately Quantify North African Dust Contributions to PM2.5 in a Complex Urban Atmosphere by …

S Das, BV Miller, JM Prospero, CJ Gaston… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Tracking Saharan–Sahelian dust across the globe is essential to elucidate its effects on
Earth's climate, radiation budget, hydrologic cycle, nutrient cycling, and also human health …

Using trace metals to quantify long-range transported Saharan dust in Houston, Texas

S Chellam - E3S Web of Conferences, 2024 - e3s-conferences.org
Every year, trade winds periodically transport Saharan-Sahelian dust westwards across the
Atlantic Ocean towards North America during the months of May-September. These …

[PDF][PDF] Source identification using elemental and isotope geochemistry in PM2. 5 collected at Seoul, South Korea

정석 - 2023 - repository.pknu.ac.kr
Recently, rapid industrialization and urbanization have caused atmospheric particulate
matter (PM), which is a global environmental issue. To reduce and manage PM, it is …