Incense burning is a very popular activity in daily life among many parts all over the world. A
growing body of both epidemiological and experimental evidences has reported the …

Currently, energy poses the most formidable problem globally. Biodiesel has emerged as a
viable option for in-depth investigation due to its renewable nature, biodegradability, and …

Coal fly ash (CFA) and coal-based incense sticks ash (ISA) have several similarities and
differences due to the presence of coal as a common component in both of them. CFA are …

In this study, we present a first-ever effort made to develop an ultra-high-resolution gridded
emission inventory (ie~ 0.4 km×~ 0.4 km) for the Indian megacity Kolkata. As the rising …

With rapid industrialization, there is an ever-increasing demand for iron oxides, calcium
oxides, aluminum oxides, silica, and zeolites as raw materials for various industries, but …

Coal fly ash (CFA) is one of the major pollutants around the whole world. At the same time,
incense stick ash (ISA) is another waste that is generated in huge amounts in Southeast …

Incensing (incense stick burning) is an ancient tradition during different rituals in almost
every religion. Earlier, it was used explicitly for divine purposes only. However, with the …

Incense smoke (IS) is source of indoor air pollution and key risk for diverse human diseases.
Less information is available regarding controlled IS rodent inhalation exposure system and …

Incense stick ash (ISA) has traces of toxic heavy metals which have an adverse effect on the
environment. Every year, tonnes of ISA are disposed of in rivers and other water bodies …

The impact of incense burning on ambient air quality was investigated by measuring the
concentrations of fine particles (PM2. 5), elemental carbon (EC), organic carbon (OC), and …