Investigating the industrial origin of terpenoids in a coastal city in northern France: A source apportionment combining anthropogenic, biogenic, and oxygenated VOC

M Farhat, A Borbon, C Afif, S Zhang, S Dusanter… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Terpenoids have long been known to originate from natural sources. However, there is
growing evidence for emissions from anthropogenic activities in cities, in particular from the …

A first annual assessment of air quality modeling over Lebanon using WRF/Polyphemus

C Abdallah, C Afif, N El Masri, F Öztürk, M Keleş… - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2018 - Elsevier
Air quality is modelled at high resolution over Lebanon (5× 5 km) and Beirut (1× 1 km) using
the WRF/Polyphemus modeling system for the year 2014. The observation data collected …

Human health risk assessment for PAHs, phthalates, elements, PCDD/Fs, and DL-PCBs in PM2. 5 and for NMVOCs in two East-Mediterranean urban sites under …

M Fadel, F Ledoux, C Afif, D Courcot - Atmospheric Pollution Research, 2022 - Elsevier
This study evaluates the carcinogenic and the non-carcinogenic health risks related to non-
methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs) and elements, dioxins, furans, dioxin-like …

Evaluating major anthropogenic VOC emission sources in densely populated Vietnamese cities.

PA Dominutti, JR Hopkins, M Shaw, GP Mills… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) play an important role in urban air pollution, both as
primary pollutants and through their contribution to the formation of secondary pollutants …

Ubiquity of anthropogenic terpenoids in cities worldwide: Emission ratios, emission quantification and implications for urban atmospheric chemistry

A Borbon, P Dominutti, A Panopoulou… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Terpenoids (isoprene and monoterpenes) are highly reactive Volatile Organic Compounds
(VOCs) known for decades for their biogenic origin. Here, we discuss the nature and …

[HTML][HTML] Carbonaceous aerosols in contrasting atmospheric environments in Greek cities: Evaluation of the EC-tracer methods for secondary organic carbon …

DG Kaskaoutis, G Grivas, C Theodosi, M Tsagkaraki… - Atmosphere, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study examines the carbonaceous-aerosol characteristics at three contrasting urban
environments in Greece (Ioannina, Athens, and Heraklion), on the basis of 12 h sampling …

Seasonal variability of VOCs in Nan**g, Yangtze River delta: implications for emission sources and photochemistry

M Wang, W Qin, W Chen, L Zhang, Y Zhang… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - Elsevier
Online measurements of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) during the entire year of 2016
were conducted at an urban site in Nan**g, Jiangsu Province of China. Seasonal variation …

Comprehensive chemical characterization of PM2. 5 in the large East Mediterranean-Middle East city of Beirut, Lebanon

N Fakhri, M Fadel, F Öztürk, M Keleş… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The chemical composition of PM 2.5 at two sites in Lebanon, a country in the East
Mediterranean-Middle East region, is investigated in the spring and summer seasons. The …

PM2. 5 characterization of primary and secondary organic aerosols in two urban-industrial areas in the East Mediterranean

M Fadel, F Ledoux, M Farhat, A Kfoury… - journal of environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Primary and secondary organic aerosols in PM 2.5 were investigated over a one-year
campaign at Zouk Mikael and Fiaa, Lebanon. The n-alkanes concentrations were quite …

Yearlong measurements of monoterpenes and isoprene in a Mediterranean city (Athens): Natural vs anthropogenic origin

A Panopoulou, E Liakakou, S Sauvage, V Gros… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - Elsevier
Monoterpenes and isoprene are important constituents of the volatile organic compounds
(VOCs) due to their high reactivity and participation in ozone and secondary aerosol …