This study, for the first time, aims to evaluate the situation of air quality in Pakistan critically;
through a detailed assessment of sources, policies, and key challenges to identify the …

Urban air quality management plan (UAQMP) is an effective and efficient tool employed in
managing acceptable urban air quality. However, the UAQM practices are specific to a …

Fine-particle pollution associated with winter haze threatens the health of more than 400
million people in the North China Plain. Sulfate is a major component of fine haze particles …

Pakistan ranks third in the world in terms of mortality attributable to air pollution, with aerosol
mass concentrations (PM 2.5) consistently well above WHO (World Health Organization) air …

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 …

Street dust and soil are important materials for evaluating the contaminants level in industrial
areas. Detailed size-resolved distribution of metal (loid) s in street dusts and soils influenced …

From 2006 to 2007, the daily concentrations of major inorganic water-soluble constituents,
mineral aerosol, organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) in ambient PM 10 samples …

Delhi, India, routinely experiences some of the world's highest urban particulate matter
concentrations. We established the Delhi Aerosol Supersite study to provide long-term …

Abstract Fine particulates (PM 2.5) constitute dominant proportion of airborne particulates
and have been often associated with human health disorders, changes in regional climate …

India is used as a case study in reviewing the application of receptor models for source
apportionment. India has high concentrations of airborne particulate matter, and the …