Concentrations, sources and exposure risks associated with particulate matter in the Middle East Area—a review

V Tsiouri, KE Kakosimos, P Kumar - Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2015 - Springer
Rapid economic expansion, industrialization, urbanisation and construction in the Middle
East Area (MEA) have led to an increase in the levels of air pollution, resulting in serious …

The impact of urban particulate pollution on skin barrier function and the subsequent drug absorption

TL Pan, PW Wang, IA Aljuffali, CT Huang… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Ambient particulate matters (PMs) are known as inducers that
adversely affect a variety of human organs. Objectives In this study, we aimed to evaluate …

Phthalate diesters in Airborne PM2. 5 and PM10 in a suburban area of Shanghai: Seasonal distribution and risk assessment

J Ma, L Chen, Y Guo, Q Wu, M Yang, M Wu… - Science of the total …, 2014 - Elsevier
Concentrations of nine phthalate diesters in 24-h airborne PM 2.5 and PM 10 were
determined from October 2011 to August 2012 in a suburban area in Shanghai, China …

[HTML][HTML] Cytotoxicity induced by fine particulate matter (PM2.5) via mitochondria-mediated apoptosis pathway in rat alveolar macrophages

H Wei, W Yuan, H Yu, H Geng - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Although positive associations exist between ambient particulate matter (PM 2.5; diameter≤
2.5 μm) and the morbidity and mortality rates for respiratory diseases, the biological …

Optimized LC-MS/MS method for simultaneous determination of endocrine disruptors and PAHs bound to PM2. 5: Sources and health risk in Indo-Gangetic Plain

DP Patnana, BP Chandra, P Chaudhary, B Sinha… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - Elsevier
Airborne particulate matter (PM) is a serious health threat when it is bound to hazardous
pollutants like phthalic acid esters (PAEs)(endocrine disruptors) and polycyclic aromatic …

In vivo and in vitro inflammatory responses to fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) from China and California

W Yuan, CC Fulgar, X Sun, CFA Vogel, CW Wu… - Toxicology letters, 2020 - Elsevier
Ambient PM 2.5 was collected during the winter season from Taiyuan, Shanxi, China; Jinan,
Shandong, China; and Sacramento, California, USA, and used to create PM SX, PM SD, and …

Alveolar macrophage reaction to PM2. 5 of hazy day in vitro: Evaluation methods and mitochondrial screening to determine mechanisms of biological effect

H Wei, Y Zhang, S Song, KE Pinkerton, H Geng… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Hazy weather in China has recently become a major public health concern due to high
levels of atmospheric fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) with a large amount of polycyclic …

Toxic violence: the politics of militarized toxicity in Iraq and Afghanistan

D Logan - Cultural Dynamics, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
US-led military forces have repeatedly used toxic munitions and everyday military practices
in Iraq and Afghanistan, introducing known carcinogens, teratogens, and genotoxins into the …

Long-term exposure to particulate matter from air pollution alters airway β-defensin-3 and-4 and cathelicidin host defense peptides production in a murine model

J Almaraz-De-Santiago, N Solis-Torres… - Peptides, 2021 - Elsevier
Epidemiological studies have associated long-term exposure to environmental air pollution
particulate matter (PM) with the development of diverse health problems. They include …

Space-time Characteristics of 16 PM2. 5-bound Phthalates (PAEs) in Ambient Air from Shanghai: Profiles, Sources, Meteorological Effects, and Exposure Risks

J Munyaneza, MF Hossain, Q Jia, Y Duan, G Xiu - Aerosol and Air Quality … - aaqr.org
Generated by chemical combinations between alcohols and phthalic anhydrites, phthalates
are a group of synthetic chemicals broadly utilized as plasticizers. They occur in both particle …