What is polluting Delhi's air? A review from 1990 to 2022

SK Guttikunda, SK Dammalapati, G Pradhan, B Krishna… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Delhi's annual average PM2. 5 concentration in 2021–22 was 100 μg/m3—20 times more
than the WHO guideline of 5 μg/m3. This is an improvement compared to the limited …

Local incomplete combustion emissions define the PM2.5 oxidative potential in Northern India

D Bhattu, SN Tripathi, HS Bhowmik, V Moschos… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The oxidative potential (OP) of particulate matter (PM) is a major driver of PM-associated
health effects. In India, the emission sources defining PM-OP, and their local/regional nature …

Assessing the accuracy of low-cost optical particle sensors using a physics-based approach

DH Hagan, JH Kroll - Atmospheric Measurement Techniques …, 2020 - amt.copernicus.org
Low-cost sensors for measuring particulate matter (PM) offer the ability to understand human
exposure to air pollution at spatiotemporal scales that have previously been impractical …

Aerosol components derived from global AERONET measurements by GRASP: a new value-added aerosol component global dataset and its application

X Zhang, L Li, H Che, O Dubovik… - Bulletin of the …, 2024 - journals.ametsoc.org
Aerosols affect Earth's climate both directly and indirectly, which is the largest uncertainty in
the assessment of radiative forcings affecting anthropogenic climate change. The standard …

Submicron aerosol composition in the world's most polluted megacity: the Delhi Aerosol Supersite study

S Gani, S Bhandari, S Seraj, DS Wang… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Real-time measurement and source apportionment of elements in Delhi's atmosphere

P Rai, M Furger, I El Haddad, V Kumar, L Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Delhi, the capital of India, suffers from heavy local emissions as well as regional transport of
air pollutants, resulting in severe aerosol loadings. To determine the sources of these …

Review of secondary aerosol formation and its contribution in air pollution load of Delhi NCR

M Mishra, S Gulia, N Shukla, SK Goyal… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2023 - Springer
The elevated levels of fine particulate matter (PM) and its associated health concerns are
one of the major cause of apprehension for society as well as for policymakers in the region …

Chemical characterization of PM2. 5 and source apportionment of organic aerosol in New Delhi, India

A Tobler, D Bhattu, F Canonaco, V Lalchandani… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Delhi is one of the most polluted cities worldwide and a comprehensive understanding and
deeper insight into the air pollution and its sources is of high importance. We report 5 …

Global emissions of hydrogen chloride and particulate chloride from continental sources

B Zhang, H Shen, X Yun, Q Zhong… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Gaseous and particulate chlorine species play an important role in modulating tropospheric
oxidation capacity, aerosol water uptake, visibility degradation, and human health. The lack …

[HTML][HTML] Variation in chemical composition and sources of PM2. 5 during the COVID-19 lockdown in Delhi

C Manchanda, M Kumar, V Singh, M Faisal… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Government of India (GOI) announced a nationwide lockdown starting 25th
March 2020 to contain the spread of COVID-19, leading to an unprecedented decline in …