Formation, characteristics, and applications of environmentally persistent free radicals in biochars: a review

X Ruan, Y Sun, W Du, Y Tang, Q Liu, Z Zhang… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
Due to abundant biomass and eco-friendliness, biochar is exemplified as one of the most
promising candidates to mediate the degradation of environmental contaminants. Recently …

A review on the human health impact of airborne particulate matter

KH Kim, E Kabir, S Kabir - Environment international, 2015 - Elsevier
Particulate matter (PM) is a key indicator of air pollution brought into the air by a variety of
natural and human activities. As it can be suspended over long time and travel over long …

[HTML][HTML] Sources, characteristics, toxicity, and control of ultrafine particles: An overview

AL Moreno-Ríos, LP Tejeda-Benítez… - Geoscience …, 2022 - Elsevier
Air pollution by particulate matter (PM) is one of the main threats to human health,
particularly in large cities where pollution levels are continually exceeded. According to their …

Particulate matter, air quality and climate: lessons learned and future needs

S Fuzzi, U Baltensperger, K Carslaw… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
The literature on atmospheric particulate matter (PM), or atmospheric aerosol, has increased
enormously over the last 2 decades and amounts now to some 1500–2000 papers per year …

Impact of airborne particulate matter on skin: A systematic review from epidemiology to in vitro studies

IM Dijkhoff, B Drasler, BB Karakocak… - Particle and fibre …, 2020 - Springer
Background Air pollution is killing close to 5 million people a year, and harming billions
more. Air pollution levels remain extremely high in many parts of the world, and air pollution …

Breathing fresh air in the city: implementing avenue trees as a sustainable solution to reduce particulate pollution in urban agglomerations

M Mandal, R Popek, A Przybysz, A Roy, S Das… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The issue of air pollution from particulate matter (PM) is getting worse as more and more
people move into urban areas around the globe. Due to the complexity and diversity of …

A comparison of the health effects of ambient particulate matter air pollution from five emission sources

NJ Hime, GB Marks, CT Cowie - International journal of environmental …, 2018 - mdpi.com
This article briefly reviews evidence of health effects associated with exposure to particulate
matter (PM) air pollution from five common outdoor emission sources: traffic, coal-fired …

8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG): a critical biomarker of oxidative stress and carcinogenesis

A Valavanidis, T Vlachogianni… - Journal of environmental …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
There is extensive experimental evidence that oxidative damage permanently occurs to
lipids of cellular membranes, proteins, and DNA. In nuclear and mitochondrial DNA, 8 …

A global perspective of fine particulate matter pollution and its health effects

A Mukherjee, M Agrawal - Reviews of Environmental Contamination and …, 2018 - Springer
Fine particulate matter (PM) in the ambient air is implicated in a variety of human health
issues throughout the globe. Regulation of fine PM in the atmosphere requires information …

Respiratory exposure to PM2. 5 soluble extract disrupts mucosal barrier function and promotes the development of experimental asthma

C Zhao, Y Wang, Z Su, W Pu, M Niu, S Song… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Air pollutants are important factors that contribute to the development and
exacerbation of asthma, but experimental evidence still needs to be collected and the …