Air quality in the megacity of São Paulo: Evolution over the last 30 years and future perspectives

M de Fatima Andrade, P Kumar, ED de Freitas… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - Elsevier
We present a comprehensive review of published results from the last 30 years regarding
the sources and atmospheric characteristics of particles and ozone in the Metropolitan Area …

A review on recent progress in observations, sources, classification and regulations of PM2.5 in Asian environments

S Gautam, A Yadav, CJ Tsai, P Kumar - Environmental Science and …, 2016 - Springer
Natural and human activities generate a significant amount of PM 2.5 (particles≤ 2.5 μm in
aerodynamic diameter) into the surrounding atmospheric environments. Because of their …

Status and chemical characteristics of ambient PM2. 5 pollutions in China: a review

S Gautam, AK Patra, P Kumar - Environment, development and …, 2019 - Springer
The ambient fine particulate matter is a considerable hazard to human health and the
surrounding environment of the majority of Chinese cities. This article reviews the status of …

Particulate pollutants in the Brazilian city of São Paulo: 1-year investigation for the chemical composition and source apportionment

GM Pereira, K Teinilä, D Custódio… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - acp.copernicus.org
São Paulo in Brazil has relatively relaxed regulations for ambient air pollution standards and
often experiences high air pollution levels due to emissions of particulate pollutants from …

Spatial and temporal disaggregation of the on-road vehicle emission inventory in a medium-sized Andean city. Comparison of GIS-based top-down methodologies

CD Gómez, CM González, M Osses… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - Elsevier
Emission data is an essential tool for understanding environmental problems associated
with sources and dynamics of air pollutants in urban environments, especially those emitted …

India's Maiden air quality forecasting framework for megacities of divergent environments: The SAFAR-project

G Beig, SK Sahu, V Anand, S Bano, S Maji… - … Modelling & Software, 2021 - Elsevier
Air quality is a strong health driver, its accurate assessment and forecast are important in
densely populated megacities to take preventive steps. We describe the first Indian …

Long short-term memory artificial neural network approach to forecast meteorology and PM2.5 local variables in Bogotá, Colombia

A Casallas, C Ferro, N Celis, MA Guevara-Luna… - Modeling Earth Systems …, 2021 - Springer
In places with complex topography, the reproduction of atmospheric dynamics is challenging
and resource demanding. Recently, machine learning has been successfully implemented …

High spatial and temporal resolution vehicular emissions in south-east Brazil with traffic data from real-time GPS and travel demand models

S Ibarra-Espinosa, RY Ynoue, K Ropkins… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - Elsevier
Vehicular emissions are one of the most important source of pollution in urban centers,
impacting air quality with a deleterious effect on human health and ecosystems. Air quality …

Contributions of mobile, stationary and biogenic sources to air pollution in the Amazon rainforest: a numerical study with the WRF-Chem model

SA Abou Rafee, LD Martins… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - acp.copernicus.org
This paper evaluates the contributions of the emissions from mobile, stationary and biogenic
sources on air pollution in the Amazon rainforest by using the Weather Research and …

Source apportionment of fine particulate matter by positive matrix factorization in the metropolitan area of São Paulo, Brazil

RM de Miranda, M de Fatima Andrade… - Journal of cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Aerosols are generated by a wide variety of sources, have different compositions, and have
effects on climate, as well as on human health. Therefore, the analysis of aerosols in urban …