World air particulate matter: sources, distribution and health effects

A Mukherjee, M Agrawal - Environmental chemistry letters, 2017 - Springer
Particulate matter (PM) is both a major driver of climate change and a source of toxicity for
health. In the upper atmosphere, particulate matter modifies the earth radiation budget …

Impact of PM2. 5 in indoor urban environments: A review

NR Martins, GC Da Graca - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2018 - Elsevier
Airborne fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) is a pollutant that is found in all urban
environments. PM2. 5 is predominantly generated by traffic and domestic fuel combustion …

High secondary aerosol contribution to particulate pollution during haze events in China

RJ Huang, Y Zhang, C Bozzetti, KF Ho, JJ Cao, Y Han… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
Rapid industrialization and urbanization in develo** countries has led to an increase in air
pollution, along a similar trajectory to that previously experienced by the developed nations …

Indoor particulate matter during HOMEChem: Concentrations, size distributions, and exposures

S Patel, S Sankhyan, EK Boedicker… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
It is important to improve our understanding of exposure to particulate matter (PM) in
residences because of associated health risks. The HOMEChem campaign was conducted …

Air quality impacts of crop residue burning in India and mitigation alternatives

R Lan, SD Eastham, T Liu, LK Norford… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Crop residue burning contributes to poor air quality and imposes a health burden on India.
Despite government bans and other interventions, this practice remains widespread. Here …

On the widespread enhancement in fine particulate matter across the Indo-Gangetic Plain towards winter

N Ojha, A Sharma, M Kumar, I Girach, TU Ansari… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Fine particulate matter (PM2. 5, aerodynamic diameter≤ 2.5 µm) impacts the
climate, reduces visibility and severely influences human health. The Indo-Gangetic Plain …

Laboratory evaluation and calibration of three low-cost particle sensors for particulate matter measurement

Y Wang, J Li, H **g, Q Zhang, J Jiang… - Aerosol science and …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Particle sensors offer significant advantages of compact size and low cost, and have recently
drawn great attention for usage as portable monitors measuring particulate matter mass …

Air pollution trends over Indian megacities and their local-to-global implications

BR Gurjar, K Ravindra, AS Nagpure - Atmospheric Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
More than half of the world's population lives in urban areas. It is estimated that by 2030
there will be 41 megacities and most of them will be located in develo** countries. The …

Air quality in megacity Delhi affected by countryside biomass burning

S Bikkina, A Andersson, EN Kirillova… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
South Asian megacities are strong sources of regional air pollution. Delhi is a key hotspot of
health-and climate-impacting black carbon (BC) emissions, affecting environmental …

Review on recent progress in observations, source identifications and countermeasures of PM2. 5

CS Liang, FK Duan, KB He, YL Ma - Environment International, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Recently, PM 2.5 (atmospheric fine particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter≤
2.5 μm) have received so much attention that the observations, source appointment and …