Severe episodic air pollution blankets entire cities and regions and have a profound impact
on humans and their activities. We compiled daily fine particle (PM 2.5) data from 100 cities …

Periods of abnormally high concentrations of atmospheric pollutants, defined as air pollution
episodes, can cause adverse health effects. Southern European countries experience high …

Urbanisation and industrialisation led to the increase of ambient particulate matter (PM)
concentration. While subsequent regulations may have resulted in the decrease of some PM …

Long-range transported particulate matter (PM) air pollution episodes associated with
wildfires in the Eastern Europe are relatively common in Southern and Southeastern …

Air quality management regarding PM concentrations in the atmosphere is a complex
problem to tackle. In this paper, we aim to characterize the temporal patterns and trends of …

Human activities are a key driver of air pollution, so it is hardly surprising that celebrations
affect air quality. The use of fireworks contributes to high particulate concentrations in many …

The analysis of air pollution episodes greatly aids in understanding air pollution and
formulating policies to improve air quality. In this study, variations in the distribution of PM10 …

Extreme air pollution meteorological events, such as heat waves, temperature inversions
and atmospheric stagnation episodes, can significantly affect air quality. Based on …

Purpose The concentrations of PM 10 mass, PM 2.5 mass and particle number were
continuously measured for 18 months in urban background locations across Europe to …

A comprehensive measurement was conducted to analyze the heaviest air pollution
episodes, which occurred in January 2013 with the focus on particulate characterization and …