Environmental impacts of utility-scale solar energy

RR Hernandez, SB Easter, ML Murphy-Mariscal… - … and sustainable energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
Renewable energy is a promising alternative to fossil fuel-based energy, but its
development can require a complex set of environmental tradeoffs. A recent increase in …

Environmental impact of solar and wind energy-a review

TA Hamed, A Alshare - Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy …, 2022 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak The global energy demand is growing substantially. Clean and secure energy
supply is a must for our civilization's sustainable development. Solar and wind energy is …

The contribution of outdoor air pollution sources to premature mortality on a global scale

J Lelieveld, JS Evans, M Fnais, D Giannadaki… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Assessment of the global burden of disease is based on epidemiological cohort studies that
connect premature mortality to a wide range of causes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, including the long-term …

Size effect, mutual inhibition and oxidation mechanism of the catalytic removal of a toluene and acetone mixture over TiO2 nanosheet-supported Pt nanocatalysts

Z Wang, P Ma, K Zheng, C Wang, Y Liu, H Dai… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2020 - Elsevier
We prepare TiO 2 nanosheet-supported Pt nanocatalysts with an average size of 1.3, 1.9,
and 3.0 nm. Due to the great decrease in the adsorption ability for toluene and acetone …

Urbanization and regional air pollution across South Asian developing countries–A nationwide land use regression for ambient PM2. 5 assessment in Pakistan

Y Shi, M Bilal, HC Ho, A Omar - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
Rapid economic growth, urban sprawl, and unplanned industrialization has increased
socioeconomic statuses but also decreased air quality in South Asian developing countries …

2013 Southeast Asian smoke haze: fractionation of particulate-bound elements and associated health risk

R Betha, SN Behera… - Environmental science & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Recurring biomass burning-induced smoke haze is a serious regional air pollution problem
in Southeast Asia (SEA). The June 2013 haze episode was one of the worst air pollution …

Ubiquity of bisphenol A in the atmosphere

P Fu, K Kawamura - Environmental Pollution, 2010 - Elsevier
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a suspected endocrine disruptor in the environment. However, little is
known about its distribution and transport in the atmosphere. Here, the concentrations of …

Atmospheric ions and nucleation: a review of observations

A Hirsikko, T Nieminen, S Gagné… - Atmospheric …, 2011 - acp.copernicus.org
This review is based on ca. 260 publications, 93 of which included data on the temporal and
spatial variation of the concentration of small ions (< 1.6 nm in diameter) especially in the …

Critical review of condensable particulate matter

Y Feng, Y Li, L Cui - Fuel, 2018 - Elsevier
Particulate matter emitted by fuel combustion has become a major air pollutant. It comes in
the form of filterable particulate matter (FPM) and condensable particulate matter (CPM). In …

Chemical characteristics and source apportionment of PM2.5 using PCA/APCS, UNMIX, and PMF at an urban site of Delhi, India

S Jain, SK Sharma, N Choudhary, R Masiwal… - … Science and Pollution …, 2017 - Springer
The present study investigated the comprehensive chemical composition [organic carbon
(OC), elemental carbon (EC), water-soluble inorganic ionic components (WSICs), and major …