Ambient air pollution and its influence on human health and welfare: an overview

AA Almetwally, M Bin-Jumah, AA Allam - Environmental Science and …, 2020 - Springer
Human health is closely related to his environment. The influence of exposure to air
pollutants on human health and well-being has been an interesting subject and gained …

Assessment of atmospheric particulate matter and heavy metals: a critical review

LT Popoola, SA Adebanjo, BK Adeoye - International Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
This paper gives detailed comprehensive review of atmospheric assessment of particulate
matter and heavy metals. Previous research works executed on this subject matter in the …

Temporal and spatial variability of traffic-related PM2. 5 sources: Comparison of exhaust and non-exhaust emissions

CH Jeong, JM Wang, N Hilker, J Debosz… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - Elsevier
The contribution of traffic-related particulate matter (PM 2.5, particles smaller than 2.5 μm in
diameter) sources can vary temporally and spatially, which may disproportionately …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrafine particles and PM2. 5 in the air of cities around the world: Are they representative of each other?

AL de Jesus, MM Rahman, M Mazaheri… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
Can mitigating only particle mass, as the existing air quality measures do, ultimately lead to
reduction in ultrafine particles (UFP)? The aim of this study was to provide a broader urban …

[HTML][HTML] Ambient particulate matter source apportionment using receptor modelling in European and Central Asia urban areas

SM Almeida, M Manousakas, E Diapouli, Z Kertesz… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work presents the results of a PM2. 5 source apportionment study conducted in urban
background sites from 16 European and Asian countries. For some Eastern Europe and …

Ambient measurements and source apportionment of fossil fuel and biomass burning black carbon in Ontario

RM Healy, U Sofowote, Y Su, J Debosz, M Noble… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - Elsevier
Black carbon (BC) is of significant interest from a human exposure perspective but also due
to its impacts as a short-lived climate pollutant. In this study, sources of BC influencing air …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the effectiveness of low-sulphur marine fuel regulations at improving urban ambient PM2. 5 air quality: Source apportionment of PM2. 5 at …

AT Anastasopolos, PK Hopke, UM Sofowote… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ambient fine size fraction particulate matter (PM 2.5) sources were resolved by positive
matrix factorization at two Canadian cities on the Atlantic and Pacific coast over the 2010 …

[HTML][HTML] Dispersion model evaluation of PM2. 5, NOx and SO2 from point and major line sources in Nova Scotia, Canada using AERMOD Gaussian plume air …

MD Gibson, S Kundu, M Satish - Atmospheric Pollution Research, 2013 - Elsevier
AERMOD was used to model the air dispersion of point and major line emissions of PM 2.5
in Halifax and Pictou, NO X in Halifax and SO 2 in Halifax, Sydney and Port Hawkesbury …

[HTML][HTML] Air quality in Canadian port cities after regulation of low-sulphur marine fuel in the North American Emissions Control Area

AT Anastasopolos, UM Sofowote, PK Hopke… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Large marine vessels have historically used high-sulphur (S) residual fuel oil (RFO), with
substantial airborne releases of sulphur dioxide (SO₂) and fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) …

Sources and geographical origins of fine aerosols in Paris (France)

M Bressi, J Sciare, V Ghersi… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - acp.copernicus.org
The present study aims at identifying and apportioning fine aerosols to their major sources in
Paris (France)–the second most populated" larger urban zone" in Europe–and determining …