Microplastics in the environment: intake through the food web, human exposure and toxicological effects

C Pironti, M Ricciardi, O Motta, Y Miele, A Proto… - Toxics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Recently, studies on microplastics (MPs) have increased rapidly due to the growing
awareness of the potential health risks related to their occurrence. The first part of this review …

Effects of inhaled combined Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylenes (BTEX): Toward an environmental exposure model

CJ Davidson, JH Hannigan, SE Bowen - Environmental toxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Combined environmental exposures to the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Benzene,
Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylene (BTEX) pose clear risks to public health. Research into …

Assessing air quality changes in large cities during COVID-19 lockdowns: The impacts of traffic-free urban conditions in Almaty, Kazakhstan

A Kerimray, N Baimatova, OP Ibragimova… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Number of cities worlwide experienced air quality improvements during COVID-19
lockdowns; however, such changes may have been different in places with major …

A comprehensive review on solar powered electric vehicle charging system

S Khan, A Ahmad, F Ahmad, M Shafaati Shemami… - Smart …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming increasingly popular in many countries of the world.
EVs are proving more energy efficient and environmental friendly than ICEVs. But the lack of …

Long-term field calibration of low-cost metal oxide VOC sensor: Meteorological and interference gas effects

GH Hong, TC Le, GY Lin, HW Cheng, JY Yu… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate the performance of the Sensirion SGP30 MOS (metal oxide
semiconductor) VOC sensors (SMVSs) for a long sampling period (10–12 months) at …

Air quality and industrial emissions in the cities of Kazakhstan

D Assanov, V Zapasnyi, A Kerimray - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
Industrial emissions are of major concern, especially in develo** countries. Hence, there
is a need for studies that investigate the trends in industrial emissions in these countries …

The world-wide waste web

JH Martínez, S Romero, JJ Ramasco… - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Countries globally trade with tons of waste materials every year, some of which are highly
hazardous. This trade admits a network representation of the world-wide waste web, with …

Characterization of BTEX group of VOCs and inhalation risks in indoor microenvironments at small enterprises

MA El-Hashemy, HM Ali - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Concentrations of BTEX group (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene) were
measured in indoor and outdoor environments at four printing shops and two photocopy …

A novel hybrid air quality early-warning system based on phase-space reconstruction and multi-objective optimization: A case study in China

Y Wang, J Wang, Z Li - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
With the haze pollution occurred frequently in recent years, establishing an effective air
quality early-warning system has become the top priority. Nowadays, researchers have …

Research and application of a novel hybrid air quality early-warning system: A case study in China

C Li, Z Zhu - Science of The Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
As one of the most serious meteorological disasters in modern society, air pollution has
received extensive attention from both citizens and decision-makers. With the complexity of …